Koim surrenders – his final salvo thwarted

Today, Sam Koim, of Task Force Sweep, made an application to the Supreme Court to discontinue his appeal. The appeal was against the decision of Justice Colin Makail in the National Court that dismissed the judicial review of the disbanding of Task Force Sweep. In finally accepting judicial defeat, and after three long years of court battles, Koim, nevertheless still sought to maintain control by asking the courts to direct the government and its agencies, by order, to surrender all Task Force Sweep’s files to line agencies and the Fraud Squad. While the discontinuation was granted, the order to surrender Continue reading Koim surrenders – his final salvo thwarted

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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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