K5 million misappropriation charge against former NHC boss dropped

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K5 million misappropriation charge against former NHC boss dropped

PORT MORESBY: The National Court on Friday (Dec 9, 2022)  dropped the K5 million misappropriation charge against former National Housing Corporation (NHC) acing managing-director Ditha Morris Nayabbanung.

The State told Judge Teresa Barrigan in Waigani that it would not proceed with the case and filed a nolle prosequi (no wish to prosecute).

The court proceedings were published by The National:

Case against former NHC boss dropped

December 13, 2022The NationalMain Stories

By AILEEN KWARAGU
FORMER National Housing Corporation acting managing director Ditha Morris Nayabbanung accused of misusing K3.5 million had the misappropriation charge against him dropped by the State on Friday.
The State told the Judge Teresa Berrigan at the National Court in Waigani that it would not proceed with the case and filed a Nolle prosequi (no wish to prosecute).
Berrigan accepted the State’s application and discharged Nayabbanung.
Nayabbanung’s lawyer Elah Nalea told The National after the Court’s decision on Friday that he had written to the Public Prosecutor Pondros Kaluwin outlining important facts and circumstances for the trial.
“But through that we found out there was no evidence to continue the case,” he said.
Nalea said Nayabbanung was charged with misappropriation after his conspiracy charges were dropped in the Committal Court.
It was alleged that between Aug 24 and Sept 21, 2017, Nayabbanung dishonestly applied for his own use and to the use of others transferred land titles known as the Duran Farm portion 528 worth K3.5 million of the public investment programme appropriation.
He was suspended in 2017 as National Housing Corporation acting managing director pending an investigation into the supervision of the delayed Government’s Durand Farm housing project.
An emotional Nayabbanung told The National on Friday that the court had been fair in its ruling and he was thankful to the arresting officer behind his case for the last five years.
Nalea from Paul Othas Lawyers said he appreciated the State’s position and asked for Nayabbanung’s bail money to be refunded.

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