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Supreme Court decision – Justice for women (but not enough)

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By PNG Echo No pregnant mother in PNG can ever again be accused of the draconian charge of ‘killing an unborn baby’ under section 312 of the criminal code – an offense that carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment – all thanks to a judgment of the Supreme Court this week. Ostensibly, this court, with a three-person bench of Justices Gavara-Nanu, David and Lindsay, has differentiated, at least to a degree, the difference between abortion and murder – although, it could have gone further. Let me explain: The case in Buka On 6 October, 2015, the National Court in Continue reading Supreme Court decision – Justice for women (but not enough)→

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Theft and skulduggery in the PNGSDP

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By PNG Echo The dubious conditions of the sale of an asset of the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program (PNGSDP) called Cloudy Bay Sustainable Forestry (Cloudy Bay) to the brothers Elomar through their company Lifese continues to scandalise. Given the nature of the fund with its stringent and conservative investment regulations, how did PNGSDP end up doing business with these controversial brothers (one of whose son, Mohamed, became an Islamic State fighter in Syria and has been photographed holding severed heads)? Familial ties notwithstanding: last year both brothers would be jailed for arranging a $US1 million bribe for Iraqi Continue reading Theft and skulduggery in the PNGSDP→

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