Justice Collin Makail explained this week in court that the petitions will be heard in provinces where judges are based, when it goes to the trial stage.
For now, all directions hearing and pre-trials are being centralised in Waigani.
He made these comments when the petition filed against Bogia MP, Robert Naguri, went for directions.
Naguri was not present in court for directions nor was his lawyer when petitioner, Darius Kombe’s lawyer, asked the court to have the next directions hearing done in Wewak, where he is based.
