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UNC councillor on $130,000 bail for misbehaviour charge
Anil Maharaj -
Anil Maharaj was granted $130,000 bail, with a named surety, when he appeared before a Port of Spain magistrate on Friday, charged with misbehaviour in public office.
Maharaj is a UNC councillor on the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation.
He appeared before magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor at a virtual hearing and was represented by attorneys Suneesh Singh, Kiel Taklalsingh and Dinesh Rambally.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which is that between January 1 and June 30, 2021, Maharaj demanded $15,000 from a contractor at the corporation.
Maharaj is also the chairman of the finance committee at the Sangre Grande Corporation.
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UNC councillor charged with misbehaviour in public office
Anil Maharaj -
A UNC councillor at the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, on Thursday night, has been charged with misbehaviour in public by the police.
A statement from the police said Anil Maharaj, councillor for Cumuto/Tamana and chairman of the finance committee at the corporation, was arrested earlier Thursday by officers from the Anti-Corruption Investigations Bureau (ACIB).
The statement said the officers were instructed to charge Maharaj by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC. The charges stem from an investigation into an alleged incident at the corporation on June 30.
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