West New Britain Regional MP

Muthuvel challenges petition

The objections to competency were moved by lawyers representing Governor Muthuvel and the Electoral Commission.

Muthuvel’s lawyer Stanley Liria submitted a fundamental mandatory requirement in the petition was not met by petitioner Chris Lagisa.

Liria said Form 4 of the 2017 Election Petition rules were not complied with, which is a fundamental breach of section 208 (c) of the Organic Law on National and Local Level Government Elections.

This objection to competency ground relates to the date not being inserted by Lagisa when he signed the petition.