A judge in the National Court today commended parties in an election petition for progressing the matter well through the pre-trial stages.
Election petition administration judge, Justice Collin Makail, commended parties in the Maprik Open seat for complying with orders and directions of the court thus far, as he set it for five days’ trial in December.
The petition, filed by Vincent Alois Yangwari challenging John Simon’s win, has been set for December 11-17.
Yangwari is alleging instances of bribery and illegal practices during voting.
Simon will be using 14 witnesses for the trial.
The trial will be held at the Wewak National Court.
An application filed by Simon objecting the competency of the petition will also be heard at the commencement of the trial.