GECOM IT Manager admits defying Myers’ order to leave Ashmin’s Building, remained unsupervised with SoPs

(Kaieteur News) – Former Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Information Technology Manager Aneal Giddings admitted under cross-examination on Wednesday that he defied explicit instructions from then Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers to leave the Ashmin’s Building during the disputed March 2020 election tabulation. Giddings acknowledged remaining behind unsupervised alongside another individual, Paul Persaud, to handle and package Statements of Poll (SOPs).

Giddings returned to the witness stand for a second day of cross-examination before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty as trial proceedings resumed following a three-month hiatus. The trial involves nine defendants, including former Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, former DCEO Roxanne Myers, and former Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, who are facing charges related to alleged attempts to declare fraudulent results following the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections.

Under questioning by defence attorney Nigel Hughes, the court examined video footage showing Giddings inside the command centre’s tabulation room after Myers ordered all unauthorised persons, party scrutineers, and observers to evacuate the premises.