Hela Election Manager

Hela election manager case struck out

Tipa was arrested on 20 December last year and charged for election-related fraud.

He was in court over allegations of forgery on Form 66 (b).

Forms 66 (a) and 66 (b) are Electoral documents that must be signed off by an election manager or returning officer, the assistant returning officer and the scrutineers of the winner and the runner-up in the election, after elimination and before a declaration is made.  

It was alleged that Form 66(b) was not signed off by a scrutineer of Francis Potape as it should be by law.