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‘Candidate X’ disqualified from election

‘Candidate X’ disqualified from election

| 18/04/2017

(CNS): The chief justice has ruled that a spent conviction for dishonesty has disqualified a candidate from office. As a result of a court order, however, the media has been banned from identifying the candidate to protect his character. Chief Justice Anthony Smellie found that there are conditions on the rehabilitation of an offender that […]

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‘Candidate X’ awaits CJ’s decision on narrow point

‘Candidate X’ awaits CJ’s decision on narrow point

| 14/04/2017

(CNS Elections): A court order has prevented the press from reporting the name of a candidate who appeared in court Thursday defending a challenge by the Elections Office to his qualification as a potential member of the Legislative Assembly. ‘Candidate X’ has been challenged over a spent dishonesty conviction from the early 1990’s and, just a […]

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