Earlier
on today the Supreme Court verdict has been given concerning the Constitutional
challenge against the Speaker of Parliament’s decision to sine die parliament
on Friday 1st March 2013. The verdict was in favour of the opposition’s claim as mentioned by the Hon. Marcus Stephen of being denied of their parliamentary right under Article 41 of the Constitution of Nauru to contest the president’s motion to dissolving parliament.
According to the Supreme Court verdict, the Speaker must consider
the president’s advice to dissolving parliament by allowing the members of
parliament to contest the motion made by the president.
Furthermore, the Judge of the Supreme Court said, it is now up to the Speaker of Parliament to consider the verdict or not, since a verdict has been made in accordance with Article 54 of the Constitution of Nauru.
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