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Overruled and overturned – The courts previous findings for Damaru and Gitua.

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By PNG Echo Rulings handed down today today by a full bench of the Supreme Court (Justices Hartshorn, Sawong and Makail) have dismissed an objection by Police Officers Gitua and Damaru to an appeal by Minister James Marape arising from a National Court decision and have, furthermore, reversed a ruling of single-sitting Supreme Court Judge, Justice Kirriwom, thus upholding the appeal of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, Minister James Marape and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. In the first-mentioned matter, an appeal had been lodged against the National Court’s ruling that refused an application by government and police lawyers Continue reading Overruled and overturned – The courts previous findings for Damaru and Gitua.→

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PM to charge Koim with contempt after ‘Show Cause’ motion dismissed.

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By PNG Echo A motion brought before the National Court by the Prime Minister for Sam Koim, to ‘show cause why he should not be charged with contempt’ for allegedly disobeying a court order restraining him discussing matters before the courts in regards to Task Force Sweep has been dismissed by Justice Colin Makail today. The learned Judge said that there were only two ways to proceed with contempt charges and that was for the courts to bring the charges or for one party to bring the charges against another – to ask a party to ‘show cause’ was a Continue reading PM to charge Koim with contempt after ‘Show Cause’ motion dismissed.→

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