The relatives of four men who are accused of murdering a miner in 2013, moved to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in protest yesterday,mlb jerseys china, demanding that a new Prosecutor should preside in the preliminary inquiry.A source from the DPP’s office said that the DPP has appointed Police Inspector, Vishnu Hunt, who is attached to the DPP’s Chambers,Cheap Basketball Jerseys, to prosecute the case.In a statement issued yesterday, the DPP said,Discount NFL Jerseys, “As a measure of precaution to avoid any further delay in the Pl, the DPP assigned Inspector Hunt to the Pl in the event that Special Prosecutor Nigel Hughes does not appear.”According to reports, Hunt was present at the previous hearing which took place last week Wednesday.The protesting relatives are contending that the work load of special prosecutor assigned the case, Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, is causing undue delay to the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) which commenced almost two years ago.Vishnu Babu, Mohamed Razack, Chetram Diaram and Shawn Caesar were remanded to prison since April 10, 2013,Wholesale China Jerseys, having been charged with the murder of John Derwin McPherson.The men were all workers on a dredge in the interior. They are accused of beating McPherson to death after he was reportedly caught stealing from their operation.Among those present at the protest yesterday, armed with placards,Wholesale China Jerseys, were the men’s wives, children, siblings and other family members. Some of the placards read, “DPP should appoint new prosecutor”; “Nigel Hughes is denying my husband justice” and “Justice delayed is justice denied.”One placard held by a child, read, “I need justice for my daddy, Vishnu Babu.”Hughes was granted a fiat by the DPP to prosecute the matter after he reportedly applied to do so on behalf of the victim’s relatives.But from time to time he is reportedly unavailable which forces the Magistrate to give new dates.Relatives are saying that given the fact that General Elections is on the horizon, and Hughes, being a senior member of the Alliance for Change (AFC), his duty as a prosecutor will be affected.They say that around this time, the politician will have to do campaigning, and the court case against their loved ones will further be delayed since it will take time for him to travel to Bartica and in some cases, he will have to overnight.The relatives are also saying that when the Magistrate gave close dates,Wholesale Jerseys Online, Hughes always objects, claiming that he will be unavailable. Most times, the Magistrate will concur with the politician, since he has other matters in the High Court.While the relatives have no personal problem with Hughes, they are concerned that with his additional responsibility, his time as a prosecutor will be limited.According to the DPP, two separate PI’s are being conducted in this matter before Magistrate Dellon Bess for the four accused persons.The first PI involves three accused Vishnu Babu, Mohamed Razack and Chetram Diaram, while the second one involves Shawn Caesar because he was arrested after the first Pl had already commenced.The next court date is on Friday 23rd January, 2015.Yesterday, Babu’s wife, Shivanie, said that she and other family members of the other men want a speedy trial.“It is very costly when we have to travel to Bartica for the hearing. We want some sort of closure to this case. If Hughes is too busy to prosecute this case, then they should appoint someone else,” the wife said.She added that it is frustrating to sit and wait for almost two years and still not know the fate of her husband. The relatives vow to continue with their protest action until they receive some sort of justice.McPherson, 25, was beaten to death on April 11, 2013 at a mining camp at Oku Backdam, Cuyuni by the four miners after he and two accomplices allegedly robbed the men’s camp.