Guyana chief elections officer arrested
Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield was
arrested on Saturday as part of an ongoing probe into alleged electoral fraud
at the March general and regional elections.
According to the police,
Lowenfield was arrested, and several allegations were put to him in the
presence of his Attorney.
“After being told of the
allegations, Mr Lowenfield exercised his right to remain silent. Thereafter, a
confrontation was held between him and a witness and once again Mr Lowenfield
opted to remain silent,” the Guyana Police Force said.
He is already facing criminal
charges for alleged misconduct in public office and alleged fraud.
The Chief Elections Officer was
released on station bail on the “condition that he reports to the Criminal
Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters on Monday
