Bar Association slams gov’t for failing to hold elections by Sept 18
-accuses it of violating constitution, breaching democratic standards
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The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana today condemned the failure by the government to hold General and Regional Elections within the period mandated by Article 106(7) of the constitution, which it pointed out is the supreme law of the country.
In a blistering statement which will pile further pressure on the beleaguered caretaker government, the Bar Council said that, in its judgment in the consolidated no confidence cases of 12 July 2019, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) said that the meaning of the constitutional provisions requiring elections is clear and it placed the responsibility of honouring those provisions on the constitutional actors in Guyana.
