The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) yesterday said it expects that the state will abide by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George’s orders for the appointment of the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom).
“The Bar Council is confident that, like in every other society which respects and safeguards the rule of law, the State will abide by the declaratory orders made by the Chief Justice,” the body said in a statement issued yesterday in response to recent statements made by President David Granger, who said that he will continue to act on the matter based on his interpretation of the Constitution with respect to the appointment.
Based on application by businessman Marcel Gaskin for declaratory orders on the meaning of Article 161(2), which provides for the appointment of the Gecom Chairperson, last Monday Justice George ruled, among other things, that the appointee did not have to be judge, former judge or someone eligible to be a judge.
