Five officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) have been interdicted following allegations of theft involving Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs).
The suspects have been turned over to the police for further investigation. Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, the Director of Electoral Services at the EC, provided this update on the missing devices, emphasizing that handing over the suspects to the police is a crucial step towards conducting a thorough investigation.
Dr. Quaicoe reiterated the Commission’s commitment to ensuring justice is served and that individuals found guilty of stealing state assets are appropriately punished.
“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.”
“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.
“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 is quoted to have said by Citinewsroom.
On March 20, the Minority in Parliament urged the police to take urgent action following the alleged disappearance of seven biometric devices. They expressed concern about the potential impact on the upcoming December elections.
