Civil Society group Article 13 has criticised Chief Election Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud over his response to questions on the elections expenses returns from the parties which contested the March 2020 General and Regional polls.
In a release on Saturday, Article 13 said it had written Persaud on December 14 last year congratulating him on his appointment and raising the question of the elections expenses returns. Article 13, which was formed last year, said it had adverted the CEO’s attention to sections 108 and 109 of the Representation of the People Act dealing with election finance regulation. The group said that it expressed the hope that Persaud “would take all steps necessary to ensure that the law is observed.”