By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Friday 8th October 2021) — Well-known social media video blogger Romnage ‘Shaq’ Benjamin of Shadwell, who is before the court on charges arising from his coverage of the ‘KITTITIAN LIVES MATTER peaceful walk’ on 20th August 2021, has publicly reported that his live Facebook video of that incident has “mysteriously disappeared.” In a video posted on his Facebook page on Sunday 3rd October 2021 — the day before his first court appearance — Benjamin said: “Strange enough, what baffles me is that the first video from the 20th of August mysteriously disappeared from my Facebook account. I went back on my Facebook page to look at the video to get some information, and guess what? The video is gone. I did not receive any notification from Facebook that I had violated any of their community rules or anything. But the video mysteriously, mysteriously gone. But it’s a good thing I have backups, so let them delete this one here.” The video in question, which this media house had seen, showed Benjamin capturing his own arrest while on Church Street, had no less than 11,000 views and over 300 shares.
Benjamin received ten (10) charges including Obstruction; Taking Part in a Public Procession Without Written Permission of the Chief of Police; Taking Part in a Public March in the Daylight Without a Permit; Taking Part in a Prohibited Procession; Behaving in a Manner with Intent to Provoke a Breach of the Peace; and Attending a Mass Gathering. He also received five (5) additional charges for similar offences on August 2, 2021. He was bailed at $15,000 with two sureties and must report to Basseterre Police Station every Monday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.