BY ROMINAH FAKA
The application to strike out the election petition case against Temotu Pele MP James Bonuga was heard in court on Thursday this week in High Court.
During the hearing of the application judge raise a legal issue which she wants the counsels for petitioner and respondent to sort out.
The issue is that the first respondent already files its defence before they file the application to strike out the election petition.
Thus, court ask if the counsels make their supplementary submissions on the legal issue court raise.
Court adjourns to October 18 for hearing of the supplementary submissions of the legal issues.
Court also makes directions by reserving the ruling of the application until the legal issue been sort out.
The petitioner Duddley Kopu filed two grounds of corrupt and illegal practice of bribery against the respondent Bonuga.
The respondent then filed an application to strike out the election petition base on the grounds that, there was no sufficient evidences to proof the allegations in support of the petition.
Petitioner Duddlley Kopu represented by L&L Lawyers and Francis Waleanisia represent the respondent, James Bonuga.
