As the police continue to probe the alleged fraud surrounding the March 2 General and Regional elections, Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo and three of his assistants, one of whom was arrested yesterday, remain in police custody.
Contacted for an update last evening, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Stabroek News that Mingo and his assistants are being questioned in relation to several offences including falsification of documents, uttering forged documents, conspiracy to commit fraud and misconduct in public office.
Apart from Mingo, the three others in custody have been identified as Carolyn Mikhaik Duncan, Sheffern February and Michelle Miller.