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by SONJA BARRY RAMOI IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE of Papua New Guinea, Attorney General & Minister for Justice Ano Pala’s application for orders to restrain the then Commissioner of Police Geoffrey Vaki and the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary from arresting him was heard by His Honour Justice George Manuhu earlier this week, over a two day period, on Tuesday the 27th & Wednesday the 28th of October 2015. In the matter listed as ‘SCM NO. 26 OF 2015’, His Worship Presiding Magistrate Cosmas Bidar was named as First Respondent, the then Commissioner of Police Geoffrey Vaki as Second Respondent, and The Independent State of Papua New Guinea as Third Respondent. In handing down his Ruling, His Honour Justice Manuhu cited the following cases: Wari Mugining v R [1975] PNGLR 352, Rimbink Pato v Anthony Manjin (1999) SC62, Eremas Wartoto v The State (2015) SC1411; and stated: “This is an application by the Appellant made pursuant to Section 5 (1) (b) of the Supreme Court

by JAMES SEMA - NIUGINI OUTLOOK   Please spread this story as much as you can throughout the social media in the hopes that some witnesses or people who have relevant details will come forward, share what they know, and let us either put this rumor to rest or develop it into a full allegation. Few of you reading this will know how good investigative journalists go about their work. It may surprise you to know that the very best ones who crack the biggest stories use many anonymous sources of information. You may think that such information carries no power, but in fact it does when you combine all the stories of the witnesses and look for common themes in what they're saying. Prophets of defeat will say that none of this is evidence. Ah but you're wrong. Witnesses without hard evidence are in fact powerful evidence. Scattered facts and details here and there can be puzzle parts put together to make up a story. That is what we're doing to further investigate a

 by YAKAN LEPAKAILI   GOD OF ALL CREATION RULES AND DAY OF JUSTICE AGAINST EVIL, WICKEDNESS AND CORRUPTION IS EMINENT. Judge stays the lawyers’ travel ban and reinstatement of sacked top fraud squad cops is a victory for the people of Papua New Guinea. Crafty politicians and bureaucrats devise schemes giving the ruthless and totalitarian regime the competitive advantage over rival political opponents. When interrogated by the media, put on the brave face and front media with purported explanation stating letter does not link to PM or to say, sacking not politically motivated. Events evolved raises lot of eye brows revolving around Prime Minister’s authorisation of K71.8 million payments of controversial legal bills to Paul Paraka Lawyers executed by Lieutenant James Marape. Apparently, actions of Manasupe Zurenouc, Gari Baki and Mataio Rabura have correlational causation and aren’t isolated events. Arrogant Zurenouc, Baki and Rabura aren’t speaking with clear conscience for th

by ALOIS JEREWAI The Prime Minister's announcement to end all engagements of foreign advisers came on the back of the announcement to remove all firearms from our police and correctional forces while it is left to us to guess over PNDGF. All of these dramatic announcements were made in the wake of the mounting allegations of massive fraudulent squandering of public funds no longer limited to the matter of Paul Paraka Lawyers and K71.8 Million. The thwarted arrest of Dairi Vele ( Treasury Secretary) in relation to the purchase of power generators from LR Group links to the PM's directives to Dairi Vele hence is a worry for the PM! The conviction of Jimmy Maladina over the NPF saga on allegations of receiving bribes through inflated / variation in the construction contract is worry for the PM as he is connected also! The PM right now is like a wild pig chased by the hunting party and backed into a tree's sloping trough where it will make its last stand and therefo

by PAUL J REINBARA Name alike, do alike –Geoffrey Vaki v Gari Baki It is not an uncommon incident to see those who are named alike do alike. The two names Geoffrey Vaki and Gari Baki rhyme but do they in conduct? Some Commonalities observed are as follows. APPOINTMENT Both men were budded (taken from outside) into the post of the Commissioner of Police by the Prime Minister Peter O’Neill under very suspicious circumstances. The appointments were made amidst imminent arrest of PM O’Neill relating to his approval of fraudulent payments to controversial law firm Paul Paraka Lawyers. The appointment and/or removal of Commissioner of Police just like any other head of a Department, goes through a merit based appointment process, which includes public advertisement, consultation with the Public Service Commission and NEC. Public records show that none of these processes were invoked in the appointment/removal of these two Commissioners. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS AFTER APPOI