The Grade 5 Court cleared John Thomas of Gumini, Chimbu Province, after it found that police did not prove its case beyond reasonable doubt on allegations he stole a kilogram of gold valued at K150, 000 between May and June 2006 at Woitape in 2006.
He was arrested in April 2015 and has been flying into Port Moresby from Woitape to attend his case.
The ruling came on Monday after a trial was conducted at Waigani. A total of eight witnesses gave evidence in the case.
