Court: Ticket, Driver Acquitted

10 years, 7 months ago - 31 August 2013, Le Mauricien
Court: Ticket, Driver Acquitted
Mamad Rafick Mandary a driver Short Ltd, which was fined for three offenses was acquitted by the magistrate Padmini Mauree, sitting in Savanne District Court.

It found that the officer was not clear in the way it operates.The policeman had fined the driver for (i) failing to Produce driving license (ii) failing to comply with traffic sign and (iii) failing to furnish name and address.The day of his arrest, the driver was at Short Rivière-des-Eels, the new building of Courts, to deliver products.
He parked his car on a double yellow line for lack of parking, the time for the driver to check with the store managers how to make the delivery. But a policeman stopped and asked him to leave as soon as possible so as not to impede traffic.
Faced with the refusal of the driver to leave, he asked him to produce his identity card. But according to police, the driver refused.Magistrate Padmini Mauree wondered how the police could know the name of Mamad Rafick Mandary because he refused to give him his driver's license and provide his or her name and address.Mamad Mandary argued meanwhile that he had presented his identity card and communicated his name and address to the police. For him, the three tickets have not been compiled.
In addition, the officer said the car driver was not before the Courts building but near a bank and remained there 15 minutes, unless the products are delivered.The magistrate held that the driver had no parking facilities in front of the Courts building and having put his hazard lights while waiting for the delivery man shows that he was aware that n 'were not allowed to park at this location, he expected a solution is found. For the magistrate, verbalize the driver for three offenses does not make sense and too severe.