Six-Year Election Cases Smack of Witch Hunt, Political Persecution- APNU

By Mark DaCosta- More than half a decade after the March 2020 General and Regional Elections convulsed our nation with a disputed count, an international outcry and a full national recount, the criminal cases arising from that chapter remain grinding through the courts — unfinished, contested, and increasingly polarising. It is against this backdrop of prolonged proceedings and public impatience that the A Partnership for National Unity / People’s National Congress Reform (APNU/PNCR) coalition has weighed in, condemning what it characterises as a politically charged prosecution aimed squarely at its ranks.

The main thrust of its position, contained in a statement issued on September 4, is that the drawn-out trials have all the markings of a witch-hunt intended to punish political opponents, intimidate participants in the electoral process, and tarnish the reputations of Guyanese who served our country — all without a shred of compelling evidence yet presented before a judge.

The statement argues that the sheer length of the prosecution tells its own story. After six years, the coalition asks, where is the proof, and why should citizens continue to suffer reputational damage over allegations that remain untested? Its central demand is that if the State possesses evidence of electoral wrongdoing, it must place that evidence before the court and let the law take its course.