Koim gets trial date

By PNG Echo. The substantive case on the future of Task Force Sweep has, after six months of delays, received a trial date of 20th October at 1.30 pm. The date was fixed on Wednesday (Oct 5) in the Waigani Court – Justice Colin Makail presiding. With this case having been trial-ready since 13 April, and with Justice Makail, up to this point, entertaining adjournment after adjournment requested by Sam Koim, on Wednesday the Judge set aside all motions that would further delay the trial and it will go ahead as per the stated schedule. After this matter is settled, Continue reading Koim gets trial date

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Somare’s Singapore sling leaves Koim with a hang-over

By PNG Echo The recent revelation that PNG’s former Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare, was named in a Singapore criminal prosecution as a recipient of $US784, 000.00 (K2, 540,000.00) has exposed Sam Koim’s position as a so-called anti-corruption fighter in PNG, as fundamentally compromised. Since Task Force sweep was decommissioned by the NEC, Koim has been kept afloat by unknown private sources. Is it Somare himself, or Somare’s political allies who are providing this funding? It’s really time Koim came clean with the people of PNG about who is funding his operations.  If Koim is, in fact funded by Somare Continue reading Somare’s Singapore sling leaves Koim with a hang-over

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