Son of former Bahamian Prime Minister charged with performing abortion

Dr. Jamil Minnis, the 43-year-old son of former Prime Minister of The Bahamas Dr. Hubert Minnis, has been launched on bail after showing in courtroom on costs associated to performing an abortion on a 15-year-old lady final month.

Emergency bail granted

Stories are that on Monday, a Supreme Courtroom choose granted emergency bail to Dr. Jamil Minnis. 

He stands accused, alongside the 15-year-old lady’s 48-year-old mom and 25-year-old sister, of assorted costs associated to the abortion case.

Costs and allegations

The costs introduced towards the ladies embrace conspiracy to commit abortion and abortion. 

In distinction, Dr. Minnis faces a single rely of abortion. The alleged abortion befell at Dr. Minnis’ clinic on September 4, with the conspiracy occurring between September 3 and 4.

Awaiting trial within the Supreme Courtroom

Throughout their courtroom look earlier than Senior Justice of the Peace Shaka Serville, not one of the accused have been required to enter pleas to the fees as they might face trial within the Supreme Courtroom.

Demand for a speedy trial

Dr. Minnis’ lawyer, Damian Gomez KC, urged for a speedy trial, emphasizing the potential impression of those allegations on his shopper’s skilled fame. 

Nevertheless, attributable to jurisdiction constraints, the Senior Justice of the Peace remanded the accused to the Bahamas Division of Corrections. 

Later, upon studying that that they had utilized for emergency bail, he directed the police to take them to the Central Police Station.

Bail granted and circumstances imposed

In a closed bail listening to earlier than Justice Gullimina Archer-Minns, every of the accused was granted bail within the quantity of US$15,000. 

As a part of their bail circumstances, they’re required to check in at a police station of their neighborhood as soon as every week.

The trio is scheduled to return to courtroom on December 1, the place they are going to obtain a voluntary invoice of indictment. This step goals to fast-track their case to the Supreme Courtroom.

Separate costs for alleged teen father

In the meantime, Alonzo Pinder, the 25-year-old particular person accused of impregnating {the teenager}, confronted separate costs of illegal sexual activity on September 11. 

Prosecutors allege that the illegal relations befell between June 1, 2023, and July 31, 2023. 

On September 26, Justice Jeanine Weech-Gomez granted Pinder bail within the quantity of US$9,500.

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