The FEO has this afternoon dismissed the complaints dated the 3rd of October by the People’s Alliance against FijiFirst.
In determining the complaint, the FEO found that the activities that have been complained about by People’s Alliance are actually screenshots of persons performing their functions in their official capacities.
“The projects being delivered or handed over are directly based on the annual budget of government ministries that has been duly approved by Parliament and these activities are not funded or facilitated by the political party or privately by these individuals,” explained Supervisor of Elections, Mr Mohammed Saneem.
The FEO has also found that the People’s Alliance has misconceived the powers and functions of regulatory organizations that implement the laws that they are required to.
“Independent institutions exercise their powers and functions within their statutory creations and it is improper to associate such function in the manner that was done by the People’s Alliance,” Mr Saneem said.
“It is even more unfortunate that the People’s Alliance went ahead and inappropriately made media statements with such wild allegations perhaps to demean the independent institutions. The People’s Alliance in its complaint has failed to acknowledge Section 8 of the Electoral Act.”
The FEO has found that the complaint is not only misconceived in law but is without merit and the FEO has dismissed it accordingly.
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