After being held on a warrant for two weeks for missing his trial, a Supreme Court judge yesterday continued bail for social media crusader Omar Archer Sr.
Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis issued a bench warrant for the 45-year-old after he failed to appear to present a defense to a charge of criminal libel on December 29, 2016.
The libel complaint was made in April 2015 after Archer posted a woman's picture on his Facebook page and said she had AIDS.
The allegation was disproven by medical evidence.
When Archer was asked why he missed court, he claimed that he had twisted his ankle.
Archer appeared before Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs yesterday seeking to be released.
The prosecutor, Stephanie Pintard, did not object to the application by Martin Lundy II.
Isaacs continued the $9,000 bail on the condition that Archer reports to the East Street South Police Station before 6 p.m. on Fridays, makes no posts about the virtual complainant on social media and surrenders his passport to the court.
Meanwhile, Fred Smith, QC, has filed a constitutional challenge to the criminal libel law saying that it violates the right to freedom of speech.
Rolle-Davis has set a status hearing on libel case for June 21.

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