Who is really defeating the course of justice?

By PNG Echo Attorney General, Ano Pala, has today had the warrant of arrest, extant since July 2014, quashed by a unanimous three-man bench of the Supreme Court – consisting of Justices Higgins, Sawong and Batari. The warrant had been sworn out by Magistrate Cosmas Bidar at the behest of Police Officer, Matthew Damaru. The charge leveled was ‘defeating the course of justice’ in conspiracy with others including the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Geoffrey Vaki and their respective counsels notwithstanding that most of these people were not a party to the proceedings at the time. The quashing of the arrest Continue reading Who is really defeating the course of justice?

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The arrest of Aloysius Hamou: Of rogue cops, intimidation and base political motives.

By PNG Echo It is very distressing that career public servants who have devoted their lives to the service of PNG are being used as pawns to get to the Prime Minister. I wish I could tell you who said that, but I can’t. Although I can tell you it was in regards to the recent arrest of Deputy Secretary (Treasury) Mr. Aloysius Hamou in connection with the Israeli Turbines. It is becoming increasingly rare that any of the good citizens of PNG are prepared to go on record openly criticising the shenanigans of Messrs Damaru and Gitua of the Continue reading The arrest of Aloysius Hamou: Of rogue cops, intimidation and base political motives.

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