-by NaAsia Bristol

The 2020 elections fraud trial is set to enter a critical phase, with the court scheduled to visit the Guyana Elections Commission headquarters on Wednesday at 10 hours.

The exercise will allow witnesses to retrace events and identify, on location, key moments from the 2020 elections period. While cross-examination has already been completed, the defence may revisit questioning if new issues arise.

Earlier in the proceedings today, key prosecution witness Bibi Mohamed returned to the stand, where her evidence remained under scrutiny by defence attorney Nigel Hughes. He challenged discrepancies between her figures and those released by GECOM. However, Mohamed stood firm, maintaining that her tabulations, based on Statements of Poll, differed from the Commission’s figures.

In a significant disclosure, Mohamed told the court she has audio-visual recordings related to the tabulation process, explaining that she overlaid images of Statements of Poll onto those recordings. Under further questioning, Hughes probed whether she documented the date and time the recordings were made.

Following his cross-examination, attorney Ronald Daniels continued questioning, focusing on Mohamed’s background.

The prosecution’s case was further reinforced through testimony from Dr. Frank Anthony, who, under cross-examination by Eusi Anderson, confirmed that Mohamed was present in the tabulation room during the elections. He told the court he had no knowledge of her introducing any additional data into the process, supporting the integrity of her role.

Dr. Anthony also testified that between 2015 and 2020 he served as a Member of Parliament while maintaining a private medical practice, adding that he was not satisfied with the state of the health sector during that period.

Attorneys Dr. Todd, Daniels and Darren Wade later declined further cross-examination.