I believe that many political observers and, more importantly, the Guyanese public feared this outcome from as far back as 2015 (when some decided to cast their vote for the incumbent regime because change was needed).
The Trinidadian lawyer, Christopher Hamel-Smith, in a June 25, 2020 post on Facebook and LinkedIn, noted his … “clearest recollection of one presentation made [at a Trinidad & Tobago Bar Association conference on human rights] by the late David de Caires, the Guyanese patriot, lawyer, and founder of the Stabroek News.”
He said that “David [de Caires] clearly demonstrated that it was the lack of courage and independence displayed by the Guyanese judiciary at the [then] time that had enabled the Burnham regime to undermine democracy and deny the Guyanese people the right to choose their government through free and fair elections.”
The actions of the APNU+AFC, in this regard, sets the stage for internecine conflict amongst the peoples of Guyana.
The international community took a long view of the situation and gave the APNU+AFC regime enough opportunities to have a face saving and graceful exit.
