Month: November 2015

Brazenly contemptuous

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By PNG Echo Sam Koim is a lawyer, an officer of the court. For an officer of the court to break the law is considered serious. Sam Koim has done so – knowingly and with considerable contempt. Just a few short days before the judicial review into the disbanding of Investigation Task Force Sweep, a matter filed by Koim as the Chairman of the Investigation Task Force Sweep, against Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, Koim has released “A Progress Update” of Investigation Task Force Sweep that has been reported widely in the media and is contained in its entirety on the Continue reading Brazenly contemptuous→

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No debate, early adjournment: It’s cause and effect.

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By PNG Echo. This week, the Government of PNG rushed through legislation, including the budget with little or no debate. Afterwards, parliament was adjourned early and will not reconvene until the end of March 2016 – which could put them in breach of the rules regarding sitting days.  It will also put them outside the window of opportunity where a vote of no confidence is possible. With the superior numbers in the government ranks they can do that. It’s not an ideal situation but the voting behaviour indicates that there is significant confidence in this government, which was also shown Continue reading No debate, early adjournment: It’s cause and effect.→

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