The three private criminal charges which were filed against chairperson of GECOM, Justice Claudette Singh have been discontinued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This comes one week after the Misconduct in Public Office charges were filed and one day after a new president was sworn in.
The first charge stated that Justice Singh, being appointed and performing duties of Chairman of GECOM, at Lot 41 High and Cowan Streets, Kingston, Georgetown, between March 14, 2020, and June 23, 2020, acted recklessly and unlawfully when she refused to accept the CEO’s report on the March 2 Regional and General Elections 2020.
It was further alleged that Justice Singh, being appointed and performing duties of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Lot 41 High, and Cowan Street, Kingston, Georgetown, acted recklessly and unlawfully between May 29,2020, and June 23, 2020, when she breached the recount Order gazetted in the Official Gazette on May 4, 2020, and an Amended Recount Order on May 29, 2020.
The last charge stated that Justice Singh, being appointed and performing duties of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Lot 41 High, and Cowan Street, Kingston, Georgetown, acted recklessly and unlawfully between May 29 and June 23, 2020, when she breached the recount Order gazetted in the Official Gazette on May 4, 2020, and an Amended Recount Order on May 29, 2020.
These charges were filed less than a week after Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield was slapped with three private criminal fraud charges and was released on $450,000 by Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty.
The charges against Lowenfield were filed on June 30, 2020, by People’s Progressive Party (PPP) member Desmond Morian and member of The New Movement, Daniel Josh Kanhai.
