Opposition Leader says police have nothing to probe over statements on Claudette Singh

Aubrey Norton

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton says the police have nothing to probe in relation to his statements on the  Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh.

Last week, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira had called on the Guyana Police Force to investigate threats she alleged were made by Norton against Singh.

The Opposition has been contending that the GECOM Chair is biased in her conduct and has a record of consistently adjudicating matters in favour of the government. This has led to several calls for the Chair to be removed or resign. The calls, according to Norton, mirror those of the PPP in 2015 when they were calling for former GECOM Chair Dr Steve Surujbally to be removed from his post following its defeat at the polls.