An argument that was intended to establish whether or not the expulsion of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf from the Unity Party (UP) violated her rights, along with other expelled executives, could not take place yesterday as scheduled due to a request from the party's legal team questioning the legality of the National Elections Commission (NEC) to handle the matter.
The case was postponed after UP's lawyer, Cllr. Albert Sims, filed a motion requesting the court to dismiss the complaint without hearing its merits and demerits, an action that was resisted by Sirleaf's lead lawyer, Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi, thereby compelling the NEC's dispute hearing officer, Cllr. Muana S. Ville, to refrain from hearing the complaint pending the determination of the motion.
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