Koim: It’s crying time again – Case dismissed

By PNG Echo Just hours ago, the National Court of Papua New Guinea handed down its decision on the Judicial Review of the disbanding of the Taskforce Sweep brought by Chairman Sam Koim. The court found for the Prime Minister, NEC, Attorney General and Independent State of Papua New Guinea, represented by Mal Varitimos, Tiffany Twivey-Nonggorr and Nicolas Tame, and against Koim on all counts except the defense objection as to the competency of the plaintiff’s proceedings. As the judgment found that the court did not have power to review the NEC’s decision to disband the agency and that the Continue reading Koim: It’s crying time again – Case dismissed

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Koim gets trial date

By PNG Echo. The substantive case on the future of Task Force Sweep has, after six months of delays, received a trial date of 20th October at 1.30 pm. The date was fixed on Wednesday (Oct 5) in the Waigani Court – Justice Colin Makail presiding. With this case having been trial-ready since 13 April, and with Justice Makail, up to this point, entertaining adjournment after adjournment requested by Sam Koim, on Wednesday the Judge set aside all motions that would further delay the trial and it will go ahead as per the stated schedule. After this matter is settled, Continue reading Koim gets trial date

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