The three GECOM employees who on Tuesday declined to testify before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2nd 2020 general elections have together filed a $150 million suit against the State, which they have accused of breaching their constitutional right to a fair hearing and against self-incrimination.
Denise Babb-Cummings, Shefern February and Carolyn Duncan had been summoned to appear by the Commission; but their lawyer, Eusi Anderson, in a letter to Chairman of the CoI, retired Justice Stanley John, said that while his clients would attend, they were going to provide information no further than basic biometric data.
The contention of the trio is that since they are currently before the Court facing criminal electoral charges stemming from the 2020 polls, participating in the CoI would adversely affect the fairness of the criminal proceedings against them.
