Police in the National Capital District are nearing the end of their investigation of a case involving a 67-year-old Australian at the Waigani Committal Court.
Queensland man Ian John Proctor returned to the Committal Court today with his lawyer Ben Lomai. He first appeared in court on December 9, last year.
Police prosecution team told the court the investigating officer has completed investigations however will need more time to compile files.
Proctor is expected back in court on March 15. His bail of K4,000 is extended until then.
It is anticipated his files will be served to him by the time he returns to court next month.
He is facing allegations he conspired with two other accomplices from O’Briens Lawyers and stole K3, 126,830, from his employer Pioneer Health Services Ltd between August 24, 2004 and November 15, 2015.
It is alleged he, by false pretence with his accomplices convened a company meeting in the O’Briens Lawyers office without notifying the sole director and shareholder who was away in Australia and made resolutions to change the company structure with the Investment Promotion Authority records.
This was allegedly done after the complainant in this case, Fredrick Authur Martens was arrested, charged and detained in Australia from August 24, 2004.
Proctor allegedly did this after he resigned as a director and sold his shares in the company in May 2003. He was employed then as an Operations Manager and Public Officer.
During Martens absence in PNG, it is alleged the accused (Proctor) with his accomplices convened a company meeting in the O’Briens Lawyers office without notifying the sole director and shareholder who was away in Australia and made resolutions to change the company structure with the Investment Promotion Authority records.
It is also alleged at that same meeting, Proctor with his accomplices nominated themselves as signatories to the Private Company Bank Account of Pioneer Health Services Ltd without the knowledge of the legal director who was in Australia.
They allegedly also removed the legal director without his notification from the Company structure.
On November 13, 2009 Mr Fredrick Authur Martens was acquitted in Australia following a successful appeal and returned to the country on April 10, 2014.
Martens later lodged to the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption office which led to Proctor’s arrest on December 8, 2015.