BY ROMINAH FAKA
MP for Northwest Choiseul Harry Kuma will know on October 6 whether the petition against him will proceed to trial or not.
The hearing of Kuma’s application to strike out the petition was done on Friday last week.
Grounds for the strike-out application include – claim that the petition is frivolous and vexatious, no sufficient grounds at law, abuse of court process and no reasonable cause of action known to law.
These are the four grounds which Kuma’s lawyer made in application to strike out the petition.
The petitioner Alick Flemming Pukakoqoro formally withdraw three grounds of bribery and one ground of accepting campaign donations which were initially alleged against Kuma, leaving only three grounds of bribery.
Whilst for the second and third respondent (the Electoral Officers) the petitioner alleged three grounds of electoral offences against them.
Lily Ramo represents Mr Pukakoqoro, Walter Rotumana represents the first respondent Kuma and Attorney General’s Chamber represents the 2nd and 3rd respondents (the Electoral Officers).
