Crime
Two Remanded for Unlawful Entry; Returning to Court to face assisting 27 illegals into TCI
By Wilkie Arthur
Freelance Court Reporter
#TurksandCaicos, June 12, 2023 – WATSON PIERRE AND ALEX ALMONOR both pleaded guilty to illegally entering the Turk and Caicos Islands on May 5, 2023 without permission, leave or authority from TCI Immigration.
They were arrested on South Bank and they are also charged with assisting and facilitating the illegal entry of an additional 27 undocumented immigrants.
On 31st May, 2023, both accused through the court’s interpreter and their defense attorney, Latisha Williams pleaded not guilty to the second charge of assisting illegal entry.
WATSON PIERRE said to the Hon Chief Magistrate Mr. Jolyon Hatmin, “I am not the Captain. I am not the captain.”
ALEX ALMONOR, in broken English, explained to the court: “I no guilty of that one, I no guilty.”
They were both remanded to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation until their trials on June 15, 2023 to face the very serious assisting illegal entry charge.