Justice Franklyn Holder will first rule on whether he has jurisdiction to hear the lawsuit filed by APNU+AFC candidate Ulita Grace Moore, who has moved to halt a recount of ballots cast at the March 2 polls, before making a determination of whether statements of poll (SOPs) for Region Four can be disclosed to the court as requested by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.
Following yet another in-chamber hearing yesterday, Moore’s attorney, Mayo Robertson, said that the issue of jurisdiction was raised by Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes, who represents Jagdeo.
With this issue arising only yesterday, Robertson said that the court will first rule on jurisdiction, before making a pronouncement on whether the SOPs requested by Jagdeo can be disclosed.
