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Who is really defeating the course of justice?

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By PNG Echo Attorney General, Ano Pala, has today had the warrant of arrest, extant since July 2014, quashed by a unanimous three-man bench of the Supreme Court – consisting of Justices Higgins, Sawong and Batari. The warrant had been sworn out by Magistrate Cosmas Bidar at the behest of Police Officer, Matthew Damaru. The charge leveled was ‘defeating the course of justice’ in conspiracy with others including the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Geoffrey Vaki and their respective counsels notwithstanding that most of these people were not a party to the proceedings at the time. The quashing of the arrest Continue reading Who is really defeating the course of justice?→

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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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