GECOM officer files $175M lawsuit, claims rights violated during arrest

A Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Registration Officer has filed a $175 million lawsuit against the Guyana Police Force, which she is accusing of breaching her rights and treating her inhumanely during her arrest as part of the investigation of alleged electoral fraud in the aftermath of the March 2020 polls.

In her suit, which lists the Commissioner of Police and Attorney General as defendants, the Claimant, Michelle Miller, said that despite her requests, she was interrogated in the absence of her attorney.

She claims investigators told her, “You do not need a lawyer, you are not charged with anything.”