BY ROMINAH FAKA
Trial for the election petition case against Member of Parliament for Baegu/Asifola Constituency Makario Tagini is set for hearing on February 5, 2025.
On Wednesday last week the matter was heard in High Court where the lawyer for Makario informed court that, Rano and Company law firm took over carriage of the matter from the L& L Lawyers.
Counsel also proposed directions for parties to prepare the matter for trial.
The petitioner lawyer Lily Ramo from JustLaw did not attend to the hearing however, agreed to all the directions that were made.
The court make directions for trial hearing of evidence to be commence on February 5th, 2025 and parties to return to court on February 12, 2025 for closing submissions.
Court adjourns to January 29, 2025 for Pre-Trial-Conference (PTC).
The petitioner Celsus Talifilu initially filed a13 grounds of election bribery against respondent Makario however, on August 13, 2024 the petitioner amended their initial petition eliminating the three grounds of their allegations, which leaves them with only 10 grounds of election bribery against Makario.
The respondent Makario and his lawyer after receiving the petition allegations they made an application to the court to strike out the election petition.
Court ruled the strike out application by dismissing only three grounds of the election bribery allegations against Makario however, refused seven grounds and order for those seven grounds to proceed to trial.
Lily Ramo from JustLaw firm act for Petitioner Celsus Talifilu and Rano and Company now represent Makario Tagini.
