Motion filed by the Defense Counsel of the disputed Senator elect for Lofa County, Mono Cyrus, requesting the dismissal of the case between Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), and National Elections Commission (NEC), has been denied by the hearing officers at the National Elections Commission in Monrovia.
The motion filed by the lawyers representing the defendant in the case CDC VS NEC, Momo Cyrus, requesting the dismissal of the matter,
The Coalition for Democratic Change has recently lodged a formal complaint highlighting various irregularities in the recently ended Lofa County Senatorial election and calling for urgent investigation.
CDC has complained that the irregularities played a role in the defeat of their Senatorial candidate, Moses Y. Kollie and as such,they need a recount of nine out of four hundred and twenty four polling places across the County.
During the initial hearing on Monday October 23,, the lawyers representing the defendant argued that the case lacks merit and was filed too early .
In response, the lawyers representing the CDC, countered that the case is based on merit and has sufficient evidence. They also stated that the case was filed within the legal timeframe, taking into account the information provided by the National Elections Commission regarding the finalization of 424 polling places across Lofa County.
However, the presiding hearing officer at NEC has ruled in favor of the motion made by the prosecuting lawyers, granting them permission to provide their witnesses by 2:00 pm on Tuesday, October 24,2023 while the motion made by the defender was dismissed.
According to the report, the case is scheduled to proceed today at 2:00pm at the headquarters of the National Elections Commission in Monrovia.
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