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News that matter in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image info, go to https://www.dw.com/en/un-urges-papua-new-guinea-to-halt-witch-hunting/a-17709745 Sorcery torturers in Port Moresby identified PORT MORESBY:  Police have identified the suspects who tortured two women in a Sorcery-Related Violence (SRV) in Port Moresby on Tuesday (April 26, 2022). Gordon police Family Sexual Violence Unit reported that the women were brought to the police station yesterday (April 28) by St John Ambulance. The news update was published by The National : Police identify torture suspects of women accused of sorcery April 29, 2022 The National Main Stories POLICE have identified the suspects who tortured two women in a Sorcery-Related Violence (SRV) in Port Moresby on Tuesday. Gordon police Family Sexual Violence Unit reported that the women were brought to the police station yesterday by St John Ambulance. The St J...

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image info, go to https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/officer-gathering-evidence-female-victim-royalty-free-image/522343885?adppopup=true Woman caught having sex with a married man in a drain killed PORT MORESBY:  A woman was charged with murder in a committal court in Waigani in which a woman was killed after she was found a a compromising position with a married man in Port Moresby last month (March 2022). Magistrate Paul Puri Nii read the charge to Kepes Bus and fixed June 8 for mention. Details of the court proceedings were reported by The National : Sex leads to murder charge April 29, 2022 The National Main Stories By SCHOLAR KASSAS A WOMAN was charged with murder in a committal court in Waigani in which a woman was killed after she was found in a compromising position with a married man in Port Moresby last month. Magistrate Paul Pur...

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Lawyer Greg Sheppard committed to stand trial PORT MORESBY:  A committal court in Waigani has committed lawyer Greg Sheppard to stand trial in the National Court yesterday (April 28, 2022). Sheppard, 65, an Australian from Perth, is charged with two counts of obtaining by false pretense, conspiracy to defraud, misappropriation of property, money laundering and one count each of forgery, uttering and attempting to pervert course of justice. The court proceedings were reported by The National : Sheppard committed for trial April 29, 2022 The National Main Stories THE WAIGANI Committal Court has committed lawyer Greg Sheppard to stand trial in the National Court yesterday. Sheppard, 65, from Perth, Australia, was charged with two counts each of obtaining by false pretense, conspiracy to defraud, misappropriation of property, money laundering and one count each of for...

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea’s Opposition Leader Beldan Namah says it is time for him to be PM PORT MORESBY:  Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s parliamentary Opposition Leader Beldan Namah says it is time for his turn to be the prime minister after General Election 2022. “I have supported so many prime ministers in my three terms in Parliament. I am confident of getting the numbers to form the next Government. “I do not have to shy away. I have made enough prime ministers, so cannot I become the prime minister? I am equally qualified to be the prime minister of PNG,” he added. PNG Cyber Monitor reproduced below a few news updates on PNG's General Election 2022 as reported by  The National : Now is my turn to be PM: Namah April 29, 2022 The National Main Stories By LULU MARK VANIMO-Green MP Belden Namah says he has supported so many prime ministers during his three terms in Parliament, that it i...

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Cops given two weeks to serve Sanctuary Hotel’s Jamie Pang with police court briefs PORT MORESBY:   The committal court in Waigani has given the police two weeks to serve its hand up briefs to Sanctuary Hotel operations manager Jamie Pang. Pang is charged with raping a 20-year-old woman in Port Moresby last year. Magistrate Paul Puri Nii then asked Pang whether he had anything to say and he said the rape allegation was false. “The woman knows the whole truth about what happened and she should be here to tell the court. “I ask the court to please let the justice be done and let me go home to my family. Everything on the police file were lies. I should be released from custody,” he added. Nii told Pang to file his statement in submission through his lawyer Philip Tabuchi. On Oct 20, the woman and her friend were picked up by Pang’s driver in Vadavada and taken to the hotel. On t...

News that matter in Papua New Guinea Gloria Salika’s multiple-fraud charges ruling on May 5 PORT MORESBY:   Magistrate Danny Wakikura has deferred his ruling in the case against lawyer Gloria Salika who is charged with multiple graft charges. Gloria, who is Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika’s daughter, is charged with 26 counts of misappropriation, 28 counts of money laundering, 27 counts of false pretense and two counts of conspiracy to defraud in facilitating a transfer of K15 million belonging to the Western people to the Young and Williams Lawyers firm. Wakikura said he was not ready (to deliver his ruling) and fixed May 5 for ruling. Gloria allegedly between Aug 1 and Aug 30, 2018, communicated with the Australia New Zealand Bank employees to transfer the funds from the Western Province’s people’s dividend trust account from the bank to Young and William Lawyers. She is alleged to have during her communication with t...