BY ROMINAH FAKA
The High Court has struck out the election petition case against the Member of Parliament for Temotu Vatud Constituency Freda Tuki Soriacomua.
The ruling was delivered on September 11 by Judge Augustine Sylver Aulanga in High Court.
In delivering the ruling, court dismissed the four allegations of bribery that the petitioner Angella Doris Tahani filed against Tuki.
Maito’o Hauirae who represented Tuki told the Island Sun outside of the court room that the respondent grounds to strike out the election petition are; the petition was served to the respondent Tuki inside the National Parliament building which breached the Parliamentary Privilege.
The second grounds for strike out is that the petitioner came to court with unclean hands, as the person who made the sworn statement for the petitioner, his text messages issued to court shows he kept on asking money from the respondent Tuki, which means petitioner came to court with bad motive or unclean hands.
And the final grounds, the petitioner did not specify the section of the electoral act.
Freda was re-elected on April 17 for Vatud constituency and later on she sworn in as the Minister for Ministry for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs.
Tuki return for the second term as the Minster for Ministry of Women, Youth and Children and Family Affairs.
Tuki is one of the election petition cases that is strike out in High Court.
Maito’o Hauirae of Peter Teddy Law Practice represent the respondent Freda Tuki Soriacomua and DBL Lawyer represent petitioner Angella Doris Tahani.
