Lawyer, rapist, wife beater, mother beater, polygamist, conspirator, money launderer, thief…

… reads the profile of Senior Lawyer, Philemon Wass Korowi should all allegations against him be proven writes PNG Echo White Collar crime In a press statement, Sam Koim, of Task Force Sweep has confirmed that yesterday, Mr Korowi was arrested and  charged with: 4 counts of stealing from the state to the tune of over K10 million 4 counts of conspiracy to defraud the State 4 counts of money laundering The charges were in relation to the Paraka matter where it’s alleged that in 2007, 2008 and 2010 Korowi used his firm’s trust accounts to facilitate and launder payments Continue reading Lawyer, rapist, wife beater, mother beater, polygamist, conspirator, money launderer, thief…

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The Paraka case: Losing the forest amongst the trees.

By PNG Echo. Although the Paraka case exposes the biggest corruption ring ever prosecuted in Papua New Guinea, lately the prosecution of just one man has taken over, to the seeming exclusion of all others – the case of the Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill.  He is a huge spreading tree camouflaging the rest of the forest. In part, this is the fault of the Prime Minister himself who has stubbornly refused to be questioned by police. His refusal, and the machinations to avoid doing so, has divided the police force and, as in 2011, has pitted the executive against the Continue reading The Paraka case: Losing the forest amongst the trees.

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