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Koim gets trial date

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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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Justice Colin Makail errs (again)

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By PNG Echo A three-man bench of the Supreme Court, earlier today, unanimously overturned a National Court decision by Justice Colin Makail to join police officers Gitua and Damaru to the judicial review of Chief Magistrate, Nerrie Eliakim’s decision to grant an arrest warrant against Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill. Justices Kandakasi, Hartshorn and Kassman  found that Justice Makail was wrong and had fallen into error in granting Damaru and Gitua, as members of the police force, leave to act outside of their chain of command in joining them, independently, to the judicial review. In their judgment they affirmed that: The Continue reading Justice Colin Makail errs (again)→

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