Three citizens on Wednesday  filed private charges against chair of the Guyana Elections Commission, Retired Justice Claudette Singh over alleged misconduct in office.

The charges were filed at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning.In documents seen by this newspaper, the citizens allege that Singh “in the State of Guyana between 14th March ,2020, 13th June 2020 and 23rd June acted recklessly and unlawfully when she refused to accept the CEO’s report on the March 2 Regional and General Elections 2020.”

The matter has been set for August 5, 2020.More details in Thursday’s edition of the Guyana Chronicle.