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Koim in court

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By PNG Echo In the Waigani Courts, yesterday, (Tuesday, 3 March 2016) a date was set for the substantive hearing into the disbanding of Task Force Sweep, but not before lawyers for the Prime Minister filed two motions against the Task Force Sweep (TFS) Chairman Sam Koim. Both motions arose out of the alleged contempt committed by Koim when he breached a 2014 court order by extensively publishing subjudice material. The 2014 court order restrained Koim from discussing the TFS case in any media forum. The Prime Minister’s first motion asked that the whole proceedings be summarily dismissed due to Continue reading Koim in court→

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…and Makail J, thinks Koim may be too

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Contemptuous, that is… Breaking news: Sam Koim today has been asked to show just cause why he should not be cited for contempt by Makail J in the Waigani courts. The hearing of the substantive case of whether Investigation Task Force Sweep should be disbanded today was vacated and it is in serious jeopardy should the contempt charge go ahead.  See article below for details.

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