Papua New Guinea CJ’s daughter to know her fate on April 20

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Papua New Guinea CJ’s daughter to know her fate on April 20

PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika’s daughter Gloria Salika will on April 20, 2022, know whether she has to stand trial in the National Court for 83 counts of fraud.

Magistrate Danny Wakikura said yesterday (March 31, 2022) the ruling on the cases against Gloria, 39, from South Fly’s Kulakea village in Wester, were not ready and postponed the matter.

The court proceedings were reported by The National:

Salika to know her fate

April 1, 2022The NationalMain Stories

By BEVERLY PETER
CHIEF Justice Sir Gibbs Salika’s daughter Gloria Salika will, on April 20, know whether she has to stand trial in the National Court for 83 counts of fraud.
Magistrate Danny Wakikura said yesterday the ruling on the cases against Gloria, 39, from South Fly’s Kulakea village, Western, were not ready and postponed the matter.
The court will also rule on the evidence against Gloria’s co-accused, Tabitha Malken, from Wosera-Gawi’s Jambitanget village, East Sepik, who is facing 53 counts of fraud-related charges on April 13.
Between Aug 1 and Aug 30, 2018, Gloria and Malken, while employed by Young and Williams Lawyers, allegedly communicated with Australia New Zealand (ANZ) Bank employee to facilitate a transfer of K15 million from Western peoples’ dividend trust account to Young and Williams Lawyers trust account with Bank South Pacific Financial Group Ltd.
Gloria allegedly used signed Young and Williams Lawyers letters under Gregory James Sheppard’s name to send and receive the necessary documents with ANZ employees to facilitate the transfer.
On Aug 19, 2020, North Fly MP James Donald lodged a complaint to the Police Commissioner’s office alleging that the K15 million and several other transfers totalling K268 million was transacted under false pretence and alleged that the sum of K268 million was misappropriated by the Ok Tedi Fly River Development Foundation Ltd and Young and Williams Lawyers.
The K268 million alleged to have been misappropriated was for funding development projects within the community mine construction agreement.
Police investigated the allegations and the suspects were arrested and charged. Police alleged that the K15 million was transferred to Young and Williams Lawyers on Aug 17, 2018.
Police retrieved an email conversation between ANZ bank and Young and Williams Lawyers employees, alleging that Gloria and Malken were the two Young and Williams Lawyers employees, communicating with ANZ employees to facilitate the transfer of funds.
On Aug 21, 2018, after the transfer of K15 million, a sum of K4.2 million was allegedly transferred from Young and Williams Lawyers trust account to Mundi No.1 Ltd trust account belonging to Samson Jubi and Jubi on Aug 24, 2018, allegedly transferred K30,000 to Salika.
There were other transfers from Mundi No.1 Ltd to Gloria’s account between Aug 24, 2018 and Sept 23, 2020 totalling K127,500.

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