Richard Yopo appeals against five-year sentence for graft

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Richard Yopo appeals against five-year sentence for graft

PORT MORESBY: Former National Airports Corporation (NAC) managing-director Richard Yopo has filed a leave application with the Supreme Court for permission to appeal his conviction and sentence.

Yopo was jailed five years by the National Court on June 15 for misappropriating a NAC car valued at K128,000 for seven years.

The court proceedings were published by The National:

Former NAC boss files application to appeal sentence

November 29, 2022The NationalNational

By BEVERLY PETER
FORMER National Airport Corporation (NAC) managing director Richard Yopo has filed a leave application in the Supreme Court to seek permission to appeal his conviction and sentence.
Yopo was found guilty after a trial and jailed five years by the National Court on June 15 for misappropriation.
On Oct 11, Yopo informed the court that he had filed an application to appeal his sentence and conviction and Justice David Cannings directed him to file a leave application.
Yopo, upon mentioning his case at Waigani yesterday, informed the court that he had complied with the directions. Cannings then set Dec 19 to hear Yopo’s application.
It was before the court that Yopo was found guilty for misappropriating an NAC car costing more than K128,000 for seven years.
On Aug 28, 2013, NAC bought a car for Yopo to use as NAC general manager strategy unit. A cheque for K128,580.39 was drawn from NAC to Ela Motors Ltd for the car and Ela Motors issued the receipt to Ricks Hire Car Ltd.
That car was then registered under Yopo’s name at Motor Vehicle Insurance Ltd from 2013 to 2020 instead of NAC.
Yopo during submissions said he had only known about the car being registered under his name later when the registration expired and he had used the car for the intended purpose which was to do NAC work.
He went through a trial and the court found him guilty, saying that his conduct of continuously registering the vehicle under his name after he knew it was a dishonest act.
The court said the car was NAC’s all along and having it registered under Yopo’s name and Yopo, not doing anything to have the car registered under NAC, was dishonest.
Subsequently, he was ordered to return the car to NAC on good condition and to serve five years in Bomana prison where he is currently jailed.

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