on Friday.

Yusef Ameerbakka DeSilva, 26, Rupert Elroy Archibald 35, and Michael Eugene Dillas, 31, all appeared before Senior Magistrate Will Francis.

It was the second time the three men had appeared in court following the April 9 Somerset Bank of Bermuda robbery.

They first appeared in court on Saturday, April 12, and on both occasions they have not been required to enter pleas to the charges.

All three face charges that allege they "being armed with a dangerous weapon did rob $8,422 in Bermudian money and $9,581 in United States money, the property of the Bank of Bermuda''.

They also face another charge that "being armed with a dangerous weapon (they) did rob $15,816 in Bermudian money and $4,579 in United States money and Five Pounds and thirty pence, the property of the Bank of Bermuda''.

DeSilva, of Cobbs Hill Road, Warwick, has been charged with using a firearm while committing an indictable offence, namely armed robbery.

Archibald, of Rocky Wold Drive, Sandys, has also been charged with using a firearm while committing an indictable offence.

He was also charged with helping DeSilva "who to your knowledge had committed a felony, to wit armed robbery, in order to enable him to escape punishment''.

Dillas, of Stovell Bay Lane, Pembroke, has also been charged with helping DeSilva to escape.

All three were remanded into custody and will appear before Magistrate's Court again on May 9. The law firm Lord, Simmons and Warner represent all three men.

Two other men were arrested in connection with the robbery, but were subsequently released on Police bail without charges.