{"id":171681,"date":"2024-04-15T13:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/five-ec-officials-interdicted-over-missing-bvds\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T13:55:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:55:02","slug":"five-ec-officials-interdicted-over-missing-bvds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/five-ec-officials-interdicted-over-missing-bvds\/","title":{"rendered":"Five EC officials interdicted over missing BVDs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Five officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) have been interdicted over the alleged theft of some Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs).<\/p>\n<p>The suspects have been handed over to the police for further investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Serebour Quaicoe, the Director of Electoral Services at the EC, revealed this information while updating on the case of the missing devices.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that transferring the suspects to the police is a vital step in enabling comprehensive investigations into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Quaicoe reaffirmed the Commission\u2019s dedication to ensuring justice is upheld and that those guilty of stealing state assets face suitable penalties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat 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\u2019t transport the ballot boxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we reported to the police. We have lost this and these are the suspects so investigate and let them go through the legal regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever 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,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) have been interdicted over the alleged theft of some Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs). The suspects have been handed over to the police for further investigations. 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