ELECTION WORKERS SAID TO HAVE FELT INTIMIDATED AFTER COMMENTS AT S.E. ST MARY RECOUNT
ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary; Oct 14, 2025
Police have charged a St Mary businessman with election-related offenses arising from an incident in the recent General Election, in the hotly contested SE St Mary Constituency.
Charged is 47-year-old Leon Campbell, otherwise called “Poogie,” of Gibraltar Housing Scheme, St. Mary. He has been charged with Use of a Computer for Malicious Communication and Obstruction of an Election Officer under the Representation of the People Act.
(Electors waiting to vote at Annotto Bay Primary School voting stations on Election Day, Sept 3)
Reports are that on Thursday, September 4, 2025, during the recount of ballots for the St. Mary South Eastern constituency at the Annotto Bay Primary School, Mr. Campbell used his cellular phone to record electoral workers while making statements alleging electoral misconduct. The police said that the comments, “which were later uploaded to social media, caused the workers to feel intimidated and obstructed in the execution of their duties.”
Following investigations, Mr. Campbell was arrested and charged on Monday, October 13, 2025, at the Annotto Bay Police Station. He was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 and is scheduled to appear before the Annotto Bay Parish Court on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
