Quinnie’s case must proceed, rules magistrate

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Quinnie’s case must proceed, rules magistrate

PORT MORESBY: Criminal cases in court must bot be used to facilitate or demand compensation, magistrate Paul Puri Nii says.

“Now that evidence is submitted, I will not hear any other applications except that I will make a ruling based on police investigations (Section 95 of the District Court Act).

“If you do not want matters to be prosecuted, then do not arrest the perpetrators,” he added.

Nii made the remarks when hearing the case of National Capital District governor Powes Park’s daughter-in-law Quinnie Mick’s case on Tuesday (April 19, 2022).

Read on for details of the proceedings as reported by The National:

Magistrate: Case must proceed

April 20, 2022The NationalMain Stories

CRIMINAL cases in court must not be used to facilitate or demand compensation, Committal Court Magistrate Paul Puri Nii says.
“Now that evidence is submitted, I will not hear any other applications except that I will make a ruling based on police investigations (Section 95 of the District Court Act),” he said.
“If you do not want matters to be prosecuted, then do not arrest the perpetrators.”
Later outside court, police prosecutor Senior Sergeant Joseph Sangam told The National that Stacey Lydia Sirimai had approached the arresting officer as “she was only seeking ways that she could withdraw the case because of safety reasons (not for compensation)”.
She was then referred to Sangam.
Quinnie Mick, 24, is charged with one count each of deprivation of liberty, armed robbery, threatening to kill and assaulting Stacey in Port Moresby in November.
Quinnie, from Ambum’s Kupin Kem village, Enga, is the daughter-in-law of National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop.
She is married to Sengol Parkop who unsuccessfully contested the Moresby North-West by-election last year.
Quinnie had alleged that Stacey, who was a member of Sengol’s campaign team, was having an affair with her husband.
Quinnie’s lawyer, Edward Sasingian, advised the court that Stacey had wanted to withdraw the case.
Magistrate Nii said the court would proceed with the matter since Quinnie had been arrested and the matter had progressed in court. He then fixed May 10 for the next hearing.
Sasingian then told the court that he would serve submission on parties if filed before May 10.
Quinnie allegedly on Nov 30 between 9am and 1pm, used her husband’s mobile phone to send several text messages to Stacey to meet up at a motel in Waigani.

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