Tag: Hassan Syed
Syed’s six week trial set for September
(CNS): The former president of the UCCI, who is accused of stealing over a half million dollars from the local college, will now stand trial in September. Hassan Syed was scheduled to face the court later this month but problems with representation and what his attorneys have described as complex issues relating to the case […]
Syed denies catalogue of charges
(CNS): The former president of the UCCI, Hassan Syed, has now denied a catalogue of criminal charges against him arising out of his time as the local university boss between 2006 and 2008. With Amelia Fosuhene from Stenning and Associates now formally representing Syed and having taken legal advice, the Pakistani national denied all 13 […]
Syed case moves behind closed doors
(CNS): The former president of the local university who is accused of stealing at least a quarter of a million dollars during his tenure at the University College of the Cayman Islands has still not denied or admitted the offences. Hassan Syed appeared in court again Friday but despite the urging of the crown and the […]
Syed trial in jeopardy
(CNS): A catalogue of problems regarding his defence could see the trial of the former UCCI president, who is accused of stealing around $250,000 from the public purse, delayed until next year. Hassan Syed is due to face trial in March but he has still not answered the charges against him and may still be […]
Syed says he was governor’s office spy
(CNS): The former president of the local university has claimed that between April 2003 and September 2008 he was undertaking “sensitive investigations” on behalf of the governor’s office into corruption among public officials in the Cayman Islands. Hassan Syed states that he also helped broker a deal with the former police commissioner, Stuart Kernohan, and the […]
