Senior Committal Court Magistrate, Cosmas Bidar today said the case involving two police officers implicated in the condom swallowing incident at the Boroko Police Station on Dec 4 last year must be finalised.
Bidar made these statements this morning when he adjourned the case of Probationary police officers, 22-year-old Joshua Yawijah of Maia village, Pangia, Southern Highlands Province, and 23-year-old Jacklyn Tanda of Sakarip village, Wabag, Enga Province for two weeks.
“This case started in January this year and we are now going into the seventh month. We must finalise this case,” he told the lawyer representing the two police officers and the police prosecution team.
Police Prosecutions this morning sought an adjournment so they can have more time to respond to submissions lawyer for the two accused made in court in April.
The matter will return to court on July 13 where Police prosecutions will be expected to respond to submissions. They remain at work and on an extended bail till then.
The two were served copies of the complete investigation files by the investigation officer on March 16 in court.
Yawijah is facing allegations that while he was in the company of female probationary officer Tanda and another male police officer on Dec 4, 2015, he forced a woman to chew and swallow two condoms at the Boroko Police Station.
The woman was forced to swallow two condoms after they searched her belongings and found seven condoms on her.
The incident was allegedly recorded by Tanda and went viral on social media.
They were charged for one count of deprivation of personal liberty, two counts of forcing someone to do indecent acts and one count of abuse of office.