High Court to hear case of election petition filed by SODELPA and NFP

The High Court will hear the case of the election petition filed by SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka and National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad this afternoon.

The case will be heard at 2.30pm today.

The petition deals with issues arising out of the conduct, count and tallying of results in the 2018 General Election.

In a joint statement, Rabuka and Prasad have said that the matters raised in the petition include claims of unlawful conduct by election candidates under the Electoral Act and alleged breaches by the Supervisor of Elections of his duties under the Electoral Act.

They say the petition must, under the Constitution, be determined by the Court of Disputed Returns within 21 days, that is, by the 31st of December this year.

Rabuka and Prasad say that directions will shortly be sought from the Court on the filing of evidence, legal submissions and the relevant court hearing, in order to efficiently achieve this.