For a second time yesterday the March 2020 election fraud case commenced and the defendants all entered not guilty pleas while the parties haggled over whether the defence should be allowed to respond to the prosecution’s opening remarks.
Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty, who ruled that the case would start de novo (the Latin term for start a fresh), is expected to today rule on whether she will allow the defence to respond to the opening statement presented by the prosecution.
The charges against the defendants include misconduct in public office, conspiracy to defraud, and forgery. The charges stem from alleged irregularities during the 2020 elections, drawing significant public attention and involves former Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, former Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers, Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, Opposition Member of Parliament Volda Lawrence, People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member Carol Smith-Joseph, and Elections Officers Sheffern February, Enrique Livan, Denise Bobb-Cummings and Michelle Miller.
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