Government sworn to abide by election rulings

GEORGETOWN (CMC):

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams has maintained that the Guyanese government would respect the rule of law in the ongoing court matters relating to the March 2 general and regional elections.

According to the attorney general, the respect for the decisions of the courts remains the long-standing position of the president.

“President [David] Granger has said that he will be bound by the constitution, by the directions of GECOM (the Guyana Elections Commission) concerning the conduct of elections, and the rules of the court,” said Williams.

Currently, there are three main election-related cases before the Supreme Court, in which Justice Franklin Holder presides.

Injunction

Concerning the injunction application brought by private citizen Ulita Grace Moore to prevent GECOM from conducting a national recount of votes, Holder ruled on Friday that the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear the case.

On the matter related to whether the Supreme Court had jurisdiction to order GECOM to submit statements of polls to the opposition People’s Progressive Party, Holder ruled that jurisdiction was not established.

“Those issues are not for this judge. Those issues are for an election petition,” Williams said.