NAC boss Rex Kiponge arrested again, charged with corruption

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NAC boss Rex Kiponge arrested again, charged with corruption

PORT MORESBY: National Airports Corporation (NAC) chief executive and managing-director Rex Kiponge was arrested by police and charged with three corruption-related charges yesterday.

Related to the cases, former Civil Aviation Minister Sekie Agisa is being investigated for allegedly misappropriating public funds in 2021.

Kiponge and Agisa had earlier asked the court to set aside a warrant of arrest issued for them on Oct 20.

The news break was reported by The National:

Airports boss held again

November 25, 2022The NationalMain Stories

By REBECCA KUKU
NATIONAL Airports Corporation (NAC) chief executive and managing director Rex Kiponge is facing three corruption-related charges after his arrest yesterday, say police.
Related to that, former Civil Aviation Minister Sekie Agisa is being investigated for allegedly misappropriating public funds in 2021.
Kiponge and Agisa had earlier asked the court to set aside a warrant of arrest issued for them on Oct 20.
According to a police report sighted by The National, Kiponge, 47, from Enga was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit a crime, one count of official corruption and one count of abuse of office.
Police allege that on March 9, 2021, Agisa, then Civil Aviation Minister, wrote to Kiponge in his capacity as NAC managing director and chief executive, directed ministerial funds be transferred to Ambe Business Consultants Limited.
Kiponge was invited by the police special investigation team for interrogating after it was discovered that Kiponge had allegedly approved the transfer of K200,000 on March 26, 2021 to the Ambe Business Consultants Limited ANZ Bank account number.
Kiponge was formally charged and taken to the Boroko Police Station.
Police also informed Agisa of the investigations.
Attempts to get comments from Agisa yesterday were unsuccessful.
It was Kiponge’s third arrest this month over different matters.
The first related to allegations of operating or allowing normal operations into Nadzab and Kiunga airports without an aerodrome operating certificates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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