Source: newsthemegh.com
A group of five Electoral Commission (EC) officials have been placed under interdiction due to claims of Biometric Verification Device (BVD) theft.
This development was revealed by the EC’s Director of Electoral Services, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, during a status report on the search for the lost devices.
Dr. Quaicoe claims that the authorities who were placed under arrest have been turned over to the police in order to allow for additional investigation into the problem. He emphasized how important it is to take this action and stressed the necessity of conducting in-depth investigations to find out the truth about the purported theft.
Dr. Quaicoe reaffirmed the Commission’s dedication to maintaining justice and making sure individuals found guilty of embezzling public funds receive the proper punishment.
“What I can say on authority is that we lost one BVD in North Tongu and what happened was that we normally package these things in ballot boxes. You put your systems and you seal. In the course of transporting, we got there, they couldn’t transport the ballot boxes,” he said.
“So we reported to the police. We have lost this and these are the suspects so investigate and let them go through the legal regime. he added.
“Whatever has to be done should be done. They have been interdicted they are now going through the investigations. So, the police I am told that they will be arraigned before court soon,” he reiterated.