Dates have been set for a two-day trial before the National Court in the case involving prominent Madang businessman and runner-up in the Madang Open by-election recount in 2014, Peter Yama.
Yama is seeking contempt charges at the Waigani National Court against former electoral commissioner Andrew Trawen, the returning officer involved in the Madang Open by-election recount in 2014, Simon Sinai, and their lawyer Harvey Nii.
The trial dates have been set for hearing from Nov 2-3 that will see Yama call in four witnesses to give evidence.
Yama, who appeared in person before Justice Collin Makail today, told the court that two officers from the Electoral Commission office will also be called to give evidence.
The court directed for parties involved in the case to file and serve notices to those witnesses they will be calling to be cross-examined during the trial by Sept 12.
Yama is seeking contempt charges against Trawen, Sinai and Nii on allegations they misled the court with wrong information when the court was dealing with an election petition filed by Yama, challenging the election of current Madang Open MP Nixon Duban.
He filed an affidavit in court which included the final printout of the election results, indicating that he had led by 16,645 votes while Duban was on 15,002 votes.
He claimed that the result that was presented earlier was not the final one.
He also described the case as one where he is pursuing for the good of the people in the country and future elections, adding people’s democratic right to elect their leaders should not be hijacked and the election process should not be tampered with.