Waknam village

Non-payment sees elderly man jailed

Deputy Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika of the Waigani National Court today sentenced Tom Rangip to serve an outstanding sentence of two years at the Bomana Correctional Institute.

Rangip, in his 60s, was sentenced on Feb 29 to three years’ imprisonment. However, he was given six months to repay all monies owed.

He appeared in Court with his lawyer to give an update on the progress of his repayment but it came before the attention of the court that no monies had been repaid yet.