Elections fraud case: Anieshaw Mohamed cross-examined; magistrate warns disruptors

The 2020 Elections Fraud Case continued today at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, as former People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) elections agent Anieshaw Mohamed testified in the witness box before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty.
While on the stand, Mohamed was under cross-examination by defence attorney Nigel Hughes, as the court examined an audio recording taken during the tabulation process of Region Four votes at the Ashmins Building. Hughes questioned Mohamed regarding the contents of the recording and what was captured on it.
Additionally, Mohamed was questioned in relation to her copies of spreadsheets from March 2020. Hughes challenged Mohamed, stating that the spreadsheets had no identifying marks to show that they belonged to her or that they matched. Magistrate McGusty clarified that the documents presented to the witness were those submitted by the prosecution as evidence in the matter.
During the proceedings, defendant Carol Smith-Joseph stated that persons in the courtroom were bothering her and raised her voice, shouting, “They don’t know me!” Magistrate McGusty, in an effort to restore calm to the proceedings, reminded Smith-Joseph and others present that the court can impose charges for disrupting proceedings. The case is set to resume tomorrow.
The ongoing trial stems from allegations that District Four’s vote count was manipulated during the 2 March 2020 General and Regional Elections. Others charged include former Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, former Deputy CEO Roxanne Myers, PNCR executive Volda Lawrence, PNCR member Carol Smith-Joseph, and former GECOM staff members Enrique Livan, Sheffern February, Denise Babb-Cummings, and Michelle Miller. Together, they face 19 electoral fraud charges.
All have pleaded not guilty and are currently out on bail. The prosecution contends that the accused played a “critical role” in inflating votes for the APNU+AFC coalition while reducing votes for the PPP/Civic.