Cop guilty of taking K50,000 to free detainee

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Cop guilty of taking K50,000 to free detainee

PORT MORESBY: A police sergeant was found guilty by the National Court of receiving K50,000 to free a detainee and will be sentenced on March 21.

Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika , in convicting Sergeant Stanley Kapele on Friday (March 4, 2022), said policemen and officers had sworn to serve the country and its people faithfully.

“They are, therefore, not entitled to ask for or solicit payments of any kind from the public,” he added.

The court proceedings were reported by The National:

Cop guilty of taking K50,000 to free detainee

March 7, 2022The NationalMain Stories

A POLICE sergeant was found guilty by the National Court of receiving K50,000 to free a detainee and will be sentenced on March 21.
Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika, in convicting Sgt Stanley Japele on Friday, said policemen and officers had sworn to serve the country and its people faithfully.
“They are, therefore, not entitled to ask for or solicit payments of any kind from the public,” he said.
“They are already paid for the work they do as policemen.”
Japele had, between May 20, 2018, and May 30, 2018, in Port Moresby, corruptly asked and received K50,000 from Onne Bani to facilitate the release of Aaron Cui who had been detained.
On or about May 21, 2018, Cui was detained by the police who contacted his friend Bani to help him to be released on bail.
Bani sought policeman Paul Bari who told him that Japele would help him facilitate bail for Cui.
The next day, Bani met Japele who told him that Cui was charged with seven offences, so he would be charged K10,000 for each charge.
Japele said he would negotiate for a lesser amount of K5,000 per charge. And the total would be K35,000 for the seven charges.
Japele added that he would need an additional K15,000 to pay the bosses for their services to free Cui on bail.
Based on Japele’s request, Bani gave him K50,000, but Cui was never released.
The National Court later heard Cui’s bail application and granted him bail of K1,500.
“Clearly the accused was duty bound to advise and serve Bani without asking for any form of favours, payment, bias or self-interest,” Justice Salika said.
“Evidence presented shows that Japele’s advice to Bani was biased and loaded with an element of self-interest to get the K50,000 from Bani for himself and Peter Bari.
“Japele and Bari did not facilitate bail. Instead, Japele generally denied he ever received money.”

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