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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Two soldiers charged with treason in Guyana ( BBC )...</span>
A serving military officer, his wife and a former army reserve were formally charged with treason in Guyana on Tuesday. Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol-Ann Munroe, who is a former soldier, and former Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, Leonard Wharton, face death by hanging if found guilty.Under the charges read out in court, police claim that between 1 December, 2009 and 18 December, 2010 the trio plotted to "level war" within Guyana to force President Bharrat Jagdeo out of office in order to compel the government to change its policies.State media have linked the charges to a series of violent incidents, including a gun attack on a major police station and attempted arson at a Supreme Court building.Officials said this was the first time that a woman has been charged in Guyana with treason.The defendants were ordered to remain in custody until 7 January 7.Defence Lawyer Reginald Gaskin told the court that that there was not enough evidence to convict his clients for treason.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Two soldiers charged with treason in Guyana ( BBC )...</span>
A serving military officer, his wife and a former army reserve were formally charged with treason in Guyana on Tuesday. Major Bruce Munroe, his wife Carol-Ann Munroe, who is a former soldier, and former Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, Leonard Wharton, face death by hanging if found guilty.Under the charges read out in court, police claim that between 1 December, 2009 and 18 December, 2010 the trio plotted to "level war" within Guyana to force President Bharrat Jagdeo out of office in order to compel the government to change its policies.State media have linked the charges to a series of violent incidents, including a gun attack on a major police station and attempted arson at a Supreme Court building.Officials said this was the first time that a woman has been charged in Guyana with treason.The defendants were ordered to remain in custody until 7 January 7.Defence Lawyer Reginald Gaskin told the court that that there was not enough evidence to convict his clients for treason.