{"id":17574,"date":"2024-03-30T15:38:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T15:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17574"},"modified":"2024-03-30T15:38:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T15:38:27","slug":"jagdeo-questions-judiciarys-role-amid-election-fraud-case-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/jagdeo-questions-judiciarys-role-amid-election-fraud-case-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Jagdeo Questions Judiciary&#8217;s Role Amid Election Fraud Case Delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Is the magistracy, and by extension, the judiciary, undermining the governance system in Guyana? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NCN News&#8217; Samuel Gillis reported that General Secretary of the PPP, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo expressed discontent over yet another delay in the election fraud cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheduled to commence on Monday after a three-year delay, the trial into the 2020 election fraud case has once again been postponed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Defence attorney Nigel Hughes filed an application for minutes from the meetings of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the corresponding period, further prolonging the case&#8217;s resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to NCN News about the recurring delays, especially with Guyana gearing up for another election cycle in 2025, PPP General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo expressed concern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Samuel-Jagdeo-Magistracy-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed out the urgency with which courts in other jurisdictions, particularly in the US, handle electoral fraud cases compared to Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo emphasized the need for people to speak up about these issues, suggesting that the government may need to reconsider contempt of court laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the lack of accountability for the judiciary compared to other branches of government, such as the executive and legislative arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine individuals, including then Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and former APNU+AFC minister Volda Lawrence, face charges related to conspiring during the 2020 elections to defraud Guyana&#8217;s electors by declaring a false account of votes cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Samuel-Jagdeo-Magistracy-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The delays in the election fraud cases raise questions about the efficiency and transparency of Guyana&#8217;s judiciary, prompting calls for reform to ensure timely justice and uphold the integrity of the governance system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reporting for NCN News, Samuel Gillis<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the magistracy, and by extension, the judiciary, undermining the governance system in Guyana? NCN News&#8217; Samuel Gillis reported that General Secretary of the PPP, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo expressed discontent&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17578,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17574\/revisions\/17578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}