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Lawyer Lomai charged with four counts of preventing cops from interviewing Madang governor Peter Yama

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Benson Lomai outside the Waigani committal court.

Lawyer Lomai charged with four counts of preventing cops from interviewing Madang governor Peter Yama

PORT MORESBY: Madang governor Peter Yama’s lawyer, Benson Lomai, was released on K1,500 court bail on Monday (March 9, 2020).
Lomai appeared before Waigani committal court magistrate Tracy Ganaii facing four counts of perverting the course of justice for allegedly preventing police from interviewing his client (Yama).
Lomai, 54, is scheduled to return to court on April 10.
The National reported the details of the court proceedings:

Yama’s lawyer facing charges

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By BOURA GORUKILAA LAWYER facing four counts of perverting the course of justice for allegedly preventing police from interviewing his client will return to court on April 10.
Benson Lomai, 54, of Likum and Butjou in Lorengau, Manus, allegedly failed to provide professional advice to his client, Madang Governor Peter Yama, to report to police.
Lomai instead asked the court to issue a restraining order against police not to interview Yama in relation to a bribery allegation made against him during the 2017 national election in Madang.
Lomai appeared before Committal Court Magistrate Tracy Ganaii in Waigani yesterday.
His police bail of K1,500 was converted to a district court bail and extended.
Police allege that on Jan 24, he asked the National Court to restrain police from arresting and interviewing Yama.
The court refused his request.
Police met Lomai and Yama at the Jackson Airport on Feb 12 to arrest and interview the latter.
But Lomai allegedly told police that Yama should not be arrested nor taken in for questioning.
He again sought another interim restraining order through the Supreme Court on Feb 15 which was also refused.
He filed a third application on Feb 18 at the Waigani National Court.
Police alleged that Lomai intentionally abused the court process to prevent Yama from being arrested and questioned.
He was arrested on March 3.



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