Disqualified PNG MP drops court challenge

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Updated August 27, 2009 16:57:40

The former Papua New Guinea Works and Transport Minister, Don Polye has decided to drop his court challenge against his election disqualification - and to contest in the by-election instead. The National Court has rerecently ruled that Mr Polye's election in 2007 as M-P for Kandep in the Enga Province was null and void. Mr Polye, who won by a large margin in the primary votes, says he wants to prove that he won the last general elections by a margin of about 18-thousand votes fairly.

Presenter: Pius Bonjui
Speaker: Disqualified M-P for Kandep and former PNG Works and Transport Minister and M, Don Polye

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