Elections Former Region 4 commander says superiors backed attempts to clear Ashmins building:

In the midst of his attempts to protect the Region Four Statements of Poll (SOPs) and other elections material, Assistant Commissioner of Police Edgar Thomas said he was relieved of his Command of the division because he refused to comply with instructions which were coming from the then Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers, who appeared to have the support of his superiors. Thomas, who has served the force for 39 years, said he was resultantly reassigned without being given reasons. Testifying before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2020 elections on Friday, Thomas, who now heads the presidential guard, made startling revelations, including accusing the then Commissioner of Police Leslie James and Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Maxine Graham of being in “support” of Myers’ actions. In doing so, he said they breached several Standard Operating Procedures by trying to follow instructions, particularly from Myers, when a ruckus broke out at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Command Centre at the Ashmins building on March 5, 2020.