Sanctuary Hotel’s Pang nabbed for breaching immigration laws
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Sanctuary Hotel’s Pang nabbed for breaching immigration laws
PORT MORESBY: Sanctuary Hotel operations manager Jamie Pang was
taken into custody for breaching immigration laws.
Justice Minister Bryan Kramer said there were existing
laws listing Methamphetamine as a dangerous drug as as such Pang has been
arrested.
The issue was raised with Kramer over the Boroko district
court’s ruling to dismiss drug possession charges against Pang.
The news break was reported by The National:
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Minister Kramer discusses Pang drug case
January 31, 2022The
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By LULU MAGINDE
JUSTICE Minister Bryan Kramer says there are existing laws listing
Methamphtamine as a dangerous drug and as such, Sanctuary Hotel operations
manager Jamie Pang has been taken into custody for breaching immigration laws.
The issue was raised with Kramer over the district court’s ruling to dismiss
drug possession charges against Pang.
“He has been taken into custody for breaching our immigration laws, found
guilty of firearm offences and I have also tasked the State Solicitor and the
department to review our laws and that decision,” Kramer said. “So we should
get a response today or tomorrow.”
He noted that if the opinion of the State was to consider reviewing the
decision of the court, then the Department of Justice and Attorney-General
would make an announcement that they would challenge the decision and would not
see to have Pang deported until proceedings are determined.
The department is also looking at certifying the Controls and Substance Bill,
which was passed last year, with Kramer looking to follow up today in
Parliament, to confirm that it has been certified so that a similar situation
to Pang’s case did not happen again.
Kramer stressed that there had not been this level of police enforcement in
drug busts in our country’s history, with law enforcement stepping up and
taking the initiative in court cases.
“We have also seen significant changes in our reforms in legislation during the
Marape Government, to seriously address this to look at understanding why cases
are being dismissed,” he said.
Kramer also referred to cases of gender-based violence where individuals
allegedly caught in the act were not prosecuted with cases often dismissed in
courts.
“We are now trying to understand whether it was an issue of police prosecution
of gaps in the evidence, gaps in relation to evidence of ruling, whether that
ruling ought to be reviewed,” he said.
“These are currently being undertaken by the Justice and police departments.”
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