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Koim in court

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By PNG Echo In the Waigani Courts, yesterday, (Tuesday, 3 March 2016) a date was set for the substantive hearing into the disbanding of Task Force Sweep, but not before lawyers for the Prime Minister filed two motions against the Task Force Sweep (TFS) Chairman Sam Koim. Both motions arose out of the alleged contempt committed by Koim when he breached a 2014 court order by extensively publishing subjudice material. The 2014 court order restrained Koim from discussing the TFS case in any media forum. The Prime Minister’s first motion asked that the whole proceedings be summarily dismissed due to Continue reading Koim in court→

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Anjo and Ramoi: Not prepared and not there.

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By PNG Echo The defamation case by the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Hon Peter O’Neill against Noel Anjo Kolao and Sonja Barry Ramoi in the Waigani courts today (24 April) was adjourned to 20 May for special fixture hearing of interim orders. The judge deemed that the defence lawyers did not have their case ready and, as such, were ill-prepared to continue. The order restraining Anjo and Ramoi from making any defamatory remarks against the Prime Minister was to remain in force. Only Anjo appeared in person, resplendently attired in shiny silver – Ramoi was absent, notwithstanding that Continue reading Anjo and Ramoi: Not prepared and not there.→

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