BY ROMINAH FAKA
Ruling on the election petition against Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia is expected to be delivered on September 11.
On Wednesday this week court heard deliberations on defence’s application to have the petition struck off.
Tovosia’s lawyer had applied for a strike-out against the petition’s allegations of bribery and undue influence.
Tovosia’s lawyer argued that the allegations were not properly pleaded in the initial petition.
Petitioner Jessy Koli and his lawyer had filed two allegations against MP Tovosia – undue influence and bribery.
Tovosia was re-elected as MP for East Guadalcanal and later sworn in as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification.
Wilson Rano acts for Tovosia and Gabrial Suri acts for Mr Koli.
