Carmichael petition published by OIC

Orkney Islands Council and Shetland Islands Council have both published copies of a petition, lodged with the Court of Session last week, which is seeking to overturn the election of Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael during the last UK General Election.

The two councils are legally obligated to publish the document on their websites, giving notice that a copy of the petition has been received by the Returning Officer for the areas, Alistair Buchan.

The petition is part of a crowd funded appeal, called The People Versus Carmichael, which was launched following the MP’s admission regarding a pre-election leaked memo alleging that Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon would prefer UK Conservative leader David Cameron to remain as Prime Minister.

The petition can be found at the OIC website here.