The Judiciary has yet again lost another significant member of the National and Supreme Court bench.
Justice Salatiel Lenalia passed on during the early hours of this morning in Port Moresby.
He passed away at the Pacific International Hospital at 1:30am.
The late Justice Lenalia was one of the three resident judges at Kokopo.
Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia is expected to release an official statement today.
The Judiciary is now organising for his body to taken to the funeral home.
More updates on this today.