The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) voted on Tuesday to send three senior officials, including the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, and his deputy, Roxanne Myers, on leave with immediate effect.
GECOM was due to have debated motions filed by government-aligned commissioners calling for the dismissal of the three officials arising out of concerns linked to the controversial March 2, 2020 regional and general elections.
The officials are facing charges before the courts.
The opposition aligned commissioners had objected to the debate that the officials be dismissed immediately.
Opposition Commissioner Vincent Alexander said he and his colleagues argued that, based on the principles of common law, a tribunal should be set up to address the allegations contained in the motions.
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