A group of civic organisations and private citizens have applied to the High Court for an injunction to prevent the holding of the general elections, until the electorate is assured that the Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) is carrying out its mandate
GECOM is named as a defendant in the action, which was filed by the Guyana National Council on Public Policy (GNCPP), the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), An Interfaith Group of Concerned Religious Elders (AIGCRE) and private citizens Phillip Thomas,