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Police are investigating and are nearing the completion of investigating files for Taiven Karo, a 40-year-old man of Keketuantu village, Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province.

Karo was arrested on Nov 25, 2016 and charged with obtaining money by false pretense with intent to defraud a Monica Kos with a sum of K179, 875. 28 for the sale of the property, section 307, allotment 63.

The man is from Hela Province and is facing allegations in court that he stole K390,000 from his neighbor at Gerehu, by pretending he owned the property he lived on which his neighbour intended to buy off.

Leonard Hawakaya, 55,  of Pureni village, Koroba district was arrested by police and charged on Oct 21, 2016 with stealing and obtaining a sum of K390, 000 by false presence.

His case briefly came for mention this week in court and was adjourned for another month to give police more time to investigate it.

Magistrate Mekeo Gauli issued the warrant for Gore on Thursday after he failed to appear in court on four different occasions since he was allowed on bail.

Gore has not been back to court since he first appeared in court on Nov 29, 2016 where his charge was read and explained to him.  

He was arrested and charged last year with unlawful indecent touching and allowed bail at K300.

His bail was forfeited on Thursday after police prosecution asked the court to issue a warrant for his arrest.

The warrant is returnable for review on Feb 7.

The officer, 35-year-old Kosinto Etora from Ke-efa village, Okapa, Eastern Highlands province was arrested on Dec 21, 2016 after an internal police investigation was carried out on his conduct.

He was charged with perjury for lying to the Port Moresby District Court under oath, Stealing K7000 whilst employed in the Public Service and abusing the authority of his office by putting K7, 000 he received as a mediator to his own use.

Southern Highlands men; 22 year-old James Martin, 21 year-olds Collin Lepo and Terrence Danny , 35 year-old Johnny Joshua Kambe, along with Chimbu man, Robinson Walito all appeared at the Committal Court for mention on Thursday.

They were told in court that the police investigators are still working on producing their hand up briefs or investigation files. Their case was adjourned to Feb 2. They first appeared in court on Oct 26, 2016.

Forty-year-old Nicky Bob of Manus province appeared for mention at the Committal Court on Wednesday.

He had earlier applied for bail and was allowed bail at K1,200 by the National Court.  Bail was paid by one of his guarantors however the court noted that the bail receipt was not numbered.

Magistrate Mekeo Gauli told Bob the court was concern why there was no receipt number shown on the bail receipt and directed him to enquire with his guarantor who paid the bail amount.

From Akere villae, Ray Morgan was arrested by police on Dec 30, 2016, and charged with the wilful murder of Willie Sarufa on Dec 16, 2016.

He appeared in court for mention on Wednesday where his charge was read and explained to him by Magistrate Mekeo Gauli.

Magistrate Gauli, in reading the summary fact in court, said Morgan attacked the man and killed him without any good reason.

It is alleged Morgan was under the influence of alcohol at the time the offence was committed, which was around 2am on Dec 16.

The man appeared at the Waigani Committal Court on Wednesday where his two charges were read and explained to him.

He was arrested on Dec 23, 2016, and charged for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl at the ATS settlement.

It is alleged he sexually assaulted the girl on two different occasions. The assault started on Dec 5 when the girl’s parents went to the clinic.

His second attempt to violate the minor on Dec 7, 2016, failed when the mother of the victim caught him.

The perpetrator lived with the victim’s family.

Justice Ipang made these remarks in court on Friday when sentencing Western Governor Ati Wobiro, former Western Provincial Administrator Dr Modowa Gumoi, and Fly Care Foundation Inc. boss Norman Carl May to 10 years in prison.

He said certain individuals in the Western Province were not happy with the MOA which was led to Fly Care Foundation Inc being the caretaker administrator of development projects in the province.

Justice Panuel Mogish today told eight Chinese nationals that they cannot come asking the court to issue directions to the PNG Immigration to renew their visa because their passports were in custody of the court while awaiting a court trial.

“It’s a personal responsibility, why didn’t you come to court earlier and ask for your passports to be released so you can get the visas renewed?” he told the eight who were acquitted.