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Speaking outside the court house to his supports, Tato said services in the province must flow and leaders must come out and work together despite the outcome of the court.

“Let the court deal with the case already before it, the people and services are more important. Service must flow,” he told them.

Tato was reinstated by the Supreme Court on Feb 15 as the Provincial Administrator after the Goroka District Court dismissed allegations of misconduct against him.

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He said the decision is an example of a robust and totally independent judiciary, but said he will defend right of future governments to be free of malicious use of law.

“I welcome the decision of the three-man bench of the supreme court today.”

“This is another indication that the judiciary in Papua New Guinea is vibrant and independent in its decision making,” Prime Minister O’Neill said in a statement.

This follows a PNG Supreme Court ruling today dismissing O’Neill’s  attempt to stop the Task Force Sweep from investigating him.

A three-man bench of the Supreme Court at 9.30 am dismissed all orders preventing  the Task Force Sweep from further investigating the matter.

Joe Walyo of Yapanda village, Wapenamanda, Enga Province appeared from custody at the Committal court after an arrest warrant was executed against him. He was re-arrested after he failed to turn up in court after he was released on K300 bail.   

Walyo told the court he did not attend court after he was released on Feb 20 because the police officer he allegedly paid his bail amount of K300 to did not give him a date to return to court.

He said the legal and judicial profession is a discipline organisation and the personal appearance of lawyers and judges is also important.

He told the new lawyers that personal appearance of the profession that is observed in courts in other common law jurisdictions should be no different in the country.

Whilst there has been an increasing number of cases listed before the Waigani Committal Court on the improper use of ICT services, who is responsible for the prosecution of those cases is yet to be finalised.

This will have to be finalised between the office of the Public Prosecutor, the Police Prosecution office and the National Information & Communications Technology Authority.

The NICTA act includes the abuse of ICT services to insult or cause annoyance to another person.

Justice Collin Makail in his ruling this morning found the application was incompetent and upheld Sam Koim’s objection to the motion to dismiss it.

The motion was moved on Nov 19, 2015 by the Prime Minister‘s lawyer, Mal Varitimos. The motion alleged that Koim breached an order of the National Court from July 2014.  

That order was issued restraining him from discussing matters relating to the proceeding in the public including the media (whether print, electronic, social or otherwise).

The National Court sentenced Taita Prichard (42) and her cousin James Paru(35) to serve the remaining 29 years and 9 months after they spent three months in custody.

Prichard, a Papua New Guinean and naturalized Australian citizen was found guilty of planning and using Paru to willfully murder her former lover, John Hulse at Napanapa outside Port Moresby on July 23,2011.

The court found Paru, a former military personnel, shot John Hulse with a gun using bullets he bought at Sabama.

The Waigani District Court today transferred the matter to Wabag where the alleged offense was committed.

Bonac Lambu and Frank Joe, both of Iamele village in the Laiagam district of Enga Province yesterday appeared at the Waigani District Court.

Both were arrested in Port Moresby and will now have their case transferred back to Wabag town after Criminal Investigation Detectives in Wabag made a request.