Gloria Salika’s multiple-fraud charges ruling on May 5

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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 the ANZ employees, used a signed letter under Gregory Sheppard’s name.

Meanwhile. Gloria’s co-accused Tabitha Malken, who is charged with 53 counts of fraud-related charges, appeared together with Gloria yesterday and informed the court that she decided not to make her declaration statement in court.

Her defence lawyer said Malken wished to exercise her rights to remain silent.

This follows magistrate Wakikura’s ruling on police evidence against Malken on April 13 that there was enough evidence to make a serious case against her in the National Court.

The matter will return on May 5, 2022, for a decision on committal.

Here's The National report on the court proceedings:

Court defers ruling on lawyer’s fraud case

April 28, 2022The NationalMain Stories

MAGISTRATE Danny Wakikura has informed the court yesterday that the ruling on the police evidence against lawyer Gloria Salika for fraud related charges was not ready.
“I will reserve my ruling to a later date as the ruling on this case is not ready,” he said.
Wakikura set May 5 to rule on the sufficiency of evidence.
Salika was charged with 26 counts of misappropriation, 28 counts of money laundering, 27 counts of false pretence and two counts of conspiracy to defraud for allegedly involved a transfer of K15 million belonging to the Western people to a law firm.
Police alleged that between Aug 1 and Aug 30, 2018, Salika allegedly communicated with the Australia New Zealand Bank employees to transfer the funds from Western people’s dividend trust account from the bank to Young and William Lawyers.
It was further alleged that during her communication with the ANZ employees, Salika allegedly used signed letter under Gregory Sheppard’s name.
Meanwhile, Salika’s co-accused Tabitha Malken, charged with 53 counts of fraud related charges, appeared together with Gloria yesterday and informed the court through her lawyer that she decided not to make her declaration statement in court.
Defence lawyer said Malken wished to exercise her rights to remain silent.
This followed magistrate Wakikura’s ruling on police evidence against Malken on April 13 that there was enough evidence to make a serious case against her in the National Court.
The matter will return on May 5 for the court to make a decision on the committing of Malken and ruling on the sufficiency of police evidence against Salika.

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