Sanctuary Hotel’s Pang fined K130,000

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Sanctuary Hotel’s Pang fined K130,000

PORT MORESBY: Sanctuary Hotel operations manager Jamie Pang was fined a total of K130,000 by the Boroko district court for 11 offences under the vFirearms Act.

Magistrate Garry Unjo on Friday slapped maximum fines for all the 11 offences that Pang, an Australian from Sydney, pleaded guilty to.

“The maximum fines are to teach other foreigners a lesson that there are laws in Papua New Guinea that they need to respect,” he added.

Details of the court proceedings were published by The National:

Pang fined K130,000

December 20, 2021The NationalMain Stories

By SYLVESTER WEMURU
SANCTUARY Hotel operations manager Jamie Pang was fined a total of K130,000 by the Boroko district court for 11 offences under the Firearms Act.
Magistrate Garry Unjo on Friday slapped maximum fines for all the 11 offences that Pang, an Australian from Sydney, pleaded guilty to.
“The maximum fines are to teach other foreigners a lesson that there are laws in Papua New Guinea that they need to respect,” he added.
Pang is expected to settle the fines at 4.06pm today.
Unjo fined Pang K10,000 each for having in his possession unlicensed firearms and ammunitions and K20,000 each for possession of two unlicensed pistols.
Prosecutor Sgt Sandra Holland submitted that the court imposed maximum penalties on Pang because the offences were very serious” and that “there is no excuse for him to behave as such in this country”.
“He must always respect the laws of this country.
“There had been many reports of gun-related killings in the country and how the unlicensed firearms ended up in the hands of the people is a big question that the Government is trying resolve,” she said.
“We acknowledge the good work that Pang and his family’s involvement in carrying out community services to women and children.
“But, that is no excuse for him to commit such a crime in the country which only shows that he has two faces.
“One for good, the other for bad.”
Pang’s lawyer Simon Nutley from the Fiocco and Nutley Lawyers agreed to pay the maximum fines that the prosecution submitted and that when the fine was settled, he would return to Australia for treatment because Pang had serious psychiatric problems that needed medical treatment.
Nutley also submitted that Pang would pay the fine and would be put on good behaviour.
Nutley told The National outside court that he was satisfied with the sentencing and would pay the fines as ordered by the court.
Meanwhile, ACP (special operations) Donald Yamasombi welcomed the fines and said he was pleased with the decision.
“This will now teach a lesson to the others, both foreigners and locals, that there are laws in place to punish those who possess firearms and ammunitions illegally in the country,” he added.
Pang was arrested by a joint police and customs special team led by ACP Yamasombi at 6.30am on Nov 16 under an operation codenamed “Saki Bomb”.
The team raided Sanctuary Hotel where Pang resided.

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