Court tells Government to stop wasting time on Fr Jan’s dismissal

News that matter in Papua New Guinea

Court tells Government to stop wasting time on Fr Jan’s dismissal

PORT MORESBY: The National Court has told the Government to stop wasting the court’s time in its case against suspended Higher Education Researh, Science and Technology secretary Fr Jan Czuba.

“The Government’s grounds for objecting Jan’s standing is without merit, hjopeless and waste of court’s time,” Judge Oagile Bethuel Key said in the National Court in Waigani yesterday (Dec 20, 2022).

The court proceedings were reported by The National:

State wasting court’s time, grounds without merit: Judge

December 21, 2022The NationalNational

By BEVERLY PETER
THE National Court has rejected State’s application to dismiss suspended Higher Education Research, Science and Technology (Dherst) secretary Fr Jan Czuba’s proceeding challenging the decision of his suspension.
Justice Oagile Bethuel Key Dingake in Waigani yesterday said the State’s grounds for objecting Fr Jan’s standing was without merit, hopeless and waste of court’s time.
“Fr Jan has set out clear allegations in his case challenging the decision of his suspension and was granted leave to proceed.
“The grounds State rely on in this application are something that is to be determined in the substantive matter,” Justice Dingake said.
It was before the court that Fr Jan was appointed the Dherst secretary in April 2019.
On May 15, the National Executive Council (NEC) decided to suspend him due to a criminal charge against him in relation to an online selection and school leavers’ application system he had created.
Court had cleared Czuba of the criminal charges against him on Jan 19.
He then, through his lawyer Edward Sasingian, filed a leave application to review NEC’s decision on suspension and was granted leave.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Growing unemployment rate in Papua New Guinea

Image
News that matter in Papua New Guinea Growing unemployment rate in Papua New Guinea (Employment stagnant since 2014) PORT MORESBY: Employment in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has remained stagnant since 2014 with millions of unemployed looking for jobs. The formal job market currently can only accommodate between 400,000 and 500,000, Institute of National Affairs executive director Paul Barker says. “As more young people enter the job market this year after graduating from tertiary institutions and schools, the chances of securing formal employment is slim. “Employment had remained stagnant despite the increase in potential workers coming out of educations institutions,” he added. Read on for more details as published by The National : Hard to get jobs January 27, 2022 The National Main Stories By DALE LUMA MILLIONS of eligible workers around the country are looking for jobs in the formal sector, which currently can ...
Read more

Sugu Valley tribal war death toll rises to at least 30

Image
News that matters in Papua New Guinea Armed tribal warriors on the move in Sugu Valley. Sugu Valley tribal war death toll rises to at least 30 PORT MORESBY: At least six tribes have been fighting in Sugu Valley (Kagua-Erave, Southern Highlands) since Feb 10, 2019, without any signs of an end and peace. In fact, the death toll has risen to at least 30, up from 11 on May 23, 2019, and the opening of a new battlefront in Sumbura near Poroma with multiple deaths reported in 24 wards. Armed tribal warriors on the march into the forests and jungles. PNG Cyber Monitor had on a May 25, 2019, posting ( https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2019/05/real-life-rifles-bows-and-arrows-bloody.html Real life rifles, bows and arrows bloody fights in PNG ) highlighted the bloody battle waged by tribal warriors armed with rifles, bows and arrows and knives. PNG Cyber Monitor is again highlighting the plight of the villagers who have been living in fear as reported by The Nationa...
Read more

Sorcery shame for Papua New Guinea in X’mas

Image
News that matter in Papua New Guinea Sorcery tortures and violence are still being practised in Papua New Guinea in this 21st Century digital era. Sorcery shame for Papua New Guinea in X’mas PORT MORESBY: It was international shame for Papua New Guinea (PNG) this Christmas when sorcery reared its ugly head. Six women were stripped, bound to poles and burnt with hot knives as they screamed in pain, watched by an unsympathetic crowd. In a video that has gone viral in the internet, the women were accused of practising sorcery in Southern’s Enga. Police Comm David Manning described the sorcery torture as vile, inhumane, uncivilised, void of any human decency. “Papua New Guinea cannot progress without letting go of these horrific traditional beliefs. We have launched an urgent probe into the incident in Aiya’s Pawayamo village in Kagua-Erave.” The news break was published by The National : Horror torture of women Decem...
Read more