A Vipul Rail Fare Dojer, who was caught without a train ticket, has delayed his sentence after expressing concern over the legal process.
The Westminster Magistrate Court heard that Charles Brohiry owes more than £ 30,000 in penalty fares after Govia Temslink ticket inspectors were caught 113 times.
He was granted bail despite committing 30 more crimes since appearing in his last court in May – with the most recent penalty fare issued two days ago.
A district judge postponed Brohiri’s sentence by December, after expressing concern on whether the case against the railway firms began with an prosecution, it was not legal.
Late prosecutors are not legally eligible, but railway companies have used them to present fare theft cases in magistrate courts.
Last week, the railway firms were warned by the department to transport that it was a “criminal offense” that non-wakes were accused of not buying the right tickets with passengers for acting as prosecution in court cases.
Earlier in summer, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander wrote to train operators: “We will not expect you to use the prosecution to submit cases in the court and meet other regulated legal activities until you believe that doing so is valid, consulting as appropriate.”
This situation is that the train operating companies have rated the fare and how The prosecutors have made honest mistakes.
It seems that the use of a late prosecutor by the Gowia Temslink, which is common in the rail industry, is affecting the matter.
The judge said that Mr. Brohiri was not being detained, while a review in his case continues, with a new hearing in December so that he could get legal representation.
District Judge John Zani told the court that “he needs to be satisfied and investigate whether the category 1 proceedings started with an prosecutor, and they were valid, and whether it was physical consequences whether it started with an prosecutor”.
District Judge Zani said “The court will have to deal with these arguments”.
A Gavia Temselink (GTR) spokesman said: “These are the cases before the court and the GTR does not comment on the ongoing legal proceedings.”
District Judge Zani told Brohiry that “not to try or try to get access to any train owned by Gowia Temslink”.
He said: “It is important now you take it seriously.”
Brohiry is scheduled to return to court on 16 December.
