The trial into the March 2020 General and Regional elections continued on Wednesday with the spotlight on a video interview involving former Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield.
Sergeant Alwyn Jones who is attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) testified about interviews he conducted early in the investigation, which began after criminal complaints were filed.
A September 26, 2020, interview with Lowenfield was shown in court despite objections from his lawyer, Nigel Hughes.
In the recording, Lowenfield declined to respond to questioning.
When asked if he knew why he was being questioned, he admitted he wasn’t sure but wanted to know. Police informed him that he was under investigation for alleged election-related offenses.
During questioning, he was asked about receiving a letter requesting submission of the 2020 elections results report and whether he had reviewed documents from GECOM Chair, Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh.
Lowenfield consistently replied with “I have no comment,” “I am not going to answer,” and “I have nothing to say.”
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When presented with a document showing votes from contesting regions in districts 1 to 10 and asked to confirm a stamp, he again refused to comment.
During the interview, Lowenfield also declined to answer questions regarding letters requesting election result reports, documents from GECOM Chair or the methods used to determine vote counts across the regions.
He further refused to comment on how many reports he submitted to GECOM or whether he was receiving orders from anyone within the Commission, stating repeatedly, “I choose not to answer any question.”
The court also revisited an August 20, 2020, interview involving Lowenfield, Enrique Livan, and Carol Smith-Joseph.
Tensions arose as Hughes objected to the video being shown while Livan’s attorney, Eusi Anderson, was absent. Ultimately, the court admitted three discs containing interviews recorded between August and September 2020.
Aneishaw Mohamed, who is a witness in the trial joined the interview and identified Lowenfield and provided testimony on events during the tabulation process which involved Lowenfield.
Nine individuals are currently before the court, charged with conspiring to manipulate the election results in favour of APNU+AFC in an attempt to deny victory to the PPP/C.
Those charged include former government minister Volda Lawrence, Lowenfield, Mingo, and former Deputy Chief Elections Officer Roxanne Myers, among others.
The trial continue on Thursday.
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