Chief Justice, Roxane George SC, yesterday dismissed a challenge filed by former Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and his former deputy Roxanne Myers which had been the latest impediment to the hearing of electoral charges against them in the magistrate’s court.
This is according to a statement yesterday from the Attorney General’s Chambers.
The duo had alleged that Section 140 (2) of the Representation of the People Act breached their right to a fair trial, as guaranteed by Article 144, and their right to equality before the law, as guaranteed by Article 149 (D) of the Constitution, regarding certain criminal proceedings pending against them in the Magistrate’s Court.
Lowenfield and Myers, along with others, face criminal charges of attempting to commit fraud at the 2020 General and Regional Elections. These charges are pending at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
