Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday began hearing legal arguments on an application by a group of civic organisations and private citizens who are seeking an injunction to prevent the holding of the general elections.
In an in-chamber hearing, Attorney Mortimer Coddett submitted that the plaintiffs, the Guyana National Council on Public Policy (GNCPP), the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), An Interfaith Group of Concerned Religious Elders (AIGCRE) and private citizens Phillip Thomas, Andres Atkinson, Maureen Williams, Mohammad Sadiq, and Juste Ramdas, were not trying to stop the November 28 elections. They are seeking to ensure that the elections are being held in accordance with the law, he said.
The plaintiffs seek to have the court grant an injunction restraining the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) from holding the polls until it can clearly demonstrate that it is conducting the
