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Ombudsman’s Powers to be decided by Supreme Court.

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By PNG Echo Plaintiffs, Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill and Acting Secretary of Treasury, Mr Dairi Vele had their application to the National Court upheld today at Waigani. The application was pertaining to a loan acquired by government to purchase Oilsearch shares – a situation that gave rise to certain directions by the defendants, the Ombudsman’s Commission (OC ) whose constitutionality remain in dispute. Earlier this year, proceedings were instigated for a judicial review of the Ombudsman Commission directions to stop payments on said loan The National Court, at that time, stayed the directions of the OC in order that repayments Continue reading Ombudsman’s Powers to be decided by Supreme Court.→

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Supreme Court backs Prime Minister and rule of law. (How could Namah have got it so wrong?)

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By PNG Echo. I’ve been incommunicado on the other side of the world for some weeks, so yesterday (24 October 2014) with good internet connections temporarily restored, I was shocked to learn that tensions and conflict within the police service in PNG seems to have escalated. Why should that be so when the Supreme Court on October 2 clarified the constitutional position confirming that the Commissioner of Police has ultimate authority and control of his men – and that the duty of a police officer was to obey the orders of superiors? Well, seems some ‘rogue’ police officers have chosen Continue reading Supreme Court backs Prime Minister and rule of law. (How could Namah have got it so wrong?)→

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