Justice Panuel Mogish

Judge happy with prison repatriation exercise

The exercise saw a total of 14 out of 22 detainees identified at the Bomana Correctional Institute repatriated last month.

These detainees were transferred from the other centres around the country into Bomana to undergo treatment at the Laloki Psychiatric Hospital.

However they had been kept there, some after the completion of their treatment while others were just kept there with no treatment administered to them.

Money not an excuse in prison failing: Judge

In what will be a first of its kind in the country, Justice Mogish ordered the repatriation of these forgotten people.

He told the officials from the Correctional Service including the finance director that the repatriation exercise must go ahead before November 30 this year.

“An issue of money is not an excuse, we just need to find the money and send them back,” the judge said.

He warned them that Correctional Service Commissioner Michael Waipo will be held in contempt of court if one of the detainees listed for repatriation is not taken home.