The Supreme Court

The pair were seeking to dismiss an appeal application at the Supreme Court filed by current Police Commissioner David Manning, for want of prosecution.

The decision was handed down on Friday 30^th July 2021.

The matter was presided over by Justice Ellenas Batar, Justice Stephen Kassman and Justice Peter Toliken at the Waigani Supreme Court.

Through their lawyer David Doataona, Kalaut and Yakasa argued that since they filed their application on January 26^th, the defendant has not progressed their appeal.

Joseph Salatiel Tobung, from Lambom village in Namatanai, New Ireland province was sentenced to three years in prison on 29 April 2015 for conspiring to defraud the state and misappropriating K7.5 million.

This was between 1^st January, 2010, and 31 June, 2010.  

Knight’s lawyer Greg Egan went before Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia at 4pm yesterday, asking the court to stay the decision of the Leadership Tribunal on May 1,2015 that recommended his dismissal from office.

That decision following the tribunal’s finding of guilt on the member on March 20, 2015.

He filed a Judicial Review in the National Court which was dismissed on April 19.