– present findings in court Oct 19

JUSTICE Navindra Singh has adjourned hearing arguments in a Writ of  Certiorari filed by Whim resident Safraz Beekham against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

Representing the Commission are Returning Officer Orlando Christopher Persaud of the Whim Neighbourhood Democratic Council, and Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield.

The move is so as to quash their decision to refuse to withdraw, remove, or delete the applicant’s name and the names of 49 other electors appearing on a list of backers in support of the Alliance For Change (AFC) constituency candidates.

The case has been adjourned to October 19 and set for the Demerara High Court.
Following a lengthy in-chambers discussions, Attorneys-at-Law Excellence Dazzel and Teni Housty, representing the Commission, emerged with the latter telling the Berbice media that in the interest of justice, the case has been adjourned in an attempt to achieve the best results.

However, Attorney-at-law Anil Nandilall, representing the applicant  and those listed as AFC backers, told media operatives that he is challenging the names listed as backers to the AFC candidiates for the Whim-Bloomfield Local Authority Area (LAA).

He is contending that based on what he was told by his clients, they did not put their names on the list, and that neither was the list fraudulently obtained.

Consequently, the Court was invited to have the police launch an investigation into the matter, and have the findings ready to be presented on October 19, when the judge is expected to rule on it.