The high-profile elections fraud trial resumed today as key witness Sasenarine Singh completed his testimony and fresh video evidence was introduced in court.
Lead prosecutor Darshan Ramdhani told NCN News, via telephone, that evidence from Singh’s cell phone was also tendered in court.
“He tendered a number of videotapes or video evidence from his cell phone into trial today and then he was put up for cross-examination. Mr Hughes began to cross-examine. I believe Mr Hughes has completed his cross-examination. Prosecutions, as the defence, use cross-examination to advance several theories, including suggestions that statements of polls or SOPs may have been tampered with,” Ramdhani explained.
However, prosecutors argue those claims do not address the central allegations before the court.
“I don’t see them tackling the substantive evidence in relation to what is happening or what happened and that the witnesses were just narrating in terms of wrong numbers, early declarations, false declarations, that kind of evidence that was given so far in the case.”
The case, which stems from the 2020 elections, has already seen several interruptions, including a restart last year before a new magistrate. So far, 21 witnesses have testified, with more than 20 still to be called. The matter continues on Friday as the court works through the remaining witnesses.