Liberia's Supreme Court has indefinitely halted the presidential run-off election, which was due to take place tomorrow.
The poll cannot be held until the electorn commission “urgently and expeditiously” investigates allegations of “irregularities and fraud” made by the opposition Liberty Party, the court said.
Chief Justice Francis Saye Korkpor handed down the judgement to a packed courtroom in the capital, Monrovia.
He said the election commission had “wrongly and illegally” proceeded to organise a run-off between former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai without dealing with the complaint of the Liberty Party.
Its candidate, Charles Brumskine, was eliminated from the run-off after he came third in last month's election.
The run-off was called after Mr Weah, who secured the highest number of votes, failed to secure an outright majority.
Liberty Party officials - including its chairman Benjamin Sanvee and its vice-presidential candidate Harrison Karnwea - left the courtroom elated.
A lawyer for the commission, Musa Dean, said “the highest court of the land has spoken and we have to abide by the ruling".
Source: BBC
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Anything John Ford Expedition Mahama Konetdu get himself involved brings problems and disputes. From Kenya to Liberia. What by luck human. The msn is cures. Why? Bankin Moon, stop sending this byluck man for elections observation.
this election petitions will continue to follow any elections mahama is involved in. anywhere he goes to observe an election should embrace themselves for a dispute. even their upcoming party's delegates congress will be fraught with irregularities that will hit our courts if he participates as a candidate. mark my words
EI OUR CONTINENT AFRICA. SO WE CAN NEVER HAVE A CREDIBLE ELECTION RESULTS. MUST WE ALWAYS GO TO COURT. WHAT IS WRONG WITH US KORAA. LORD HACE MERCY
do the right thing and nobody will complain. its just as simple as a b c d.
It's now becoming fashionable for any Supreme Court scuttle electoral programmes without thinking of the economic impact of its decisions.