A man from Malaita Province has appeared before the Magistrate’s Court for stabbing his wife and the owner of popular hang-out “Sarah’s Ice-cream” at Kukum. The incident occurred in April this year and he was charged with two counts of unlawful wounding.
Work on a Memorandum of Understanding is underway to enable Papua New Guinea magistrates to be deployed to the Solomon Islands to help in its court system. It is part of PNG’s development support to Solomon Islands judiciary sector.
The High Court has acquitted a man from Malaita Province for murder, after a hearing that has cast serious doubts over the justice system. Emerald Abba is accused of murdering a young man at Mbokona in Honiara, in February 2010.
High Court Judge Stephen Pallaras has ordered the Director of the National Criminal Investigations’s Department to submit a report showing improved and strict measures for his department, to ensure evidence of criminal investigations they collect are safe and secure.
A well known gospel singer is on trial at the Magistrate’s Court, accused of defiling his former girlfriend. He allegedly had sex with the young girl on four separate occasions, between May 2010 and April 2011.
A young man will serve 15 months in prison for causing grievous bodily harm to his brother-in-law and intimidating his own mother. In October 2013, the accused stabbed his brother-in-law with a bush knife.
The Magistrates Court this morning sentenced a man from Choiseul Province to two and a half years imprisonment for defrauding the Government of one-point-five million dollars. The money was part of 10-million dollars which went missing from the Ministry of Health’s treasury department in 2012.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang who robbed the Honiara Casino of over 50-thousand dollars. The robbery happened yesterday at the West Pac Bank in Point Cruz. Police say two men were waiting near the entrance to the bank and attacked an employee of the Honiara Casino, who
Inclusive Disability School founder, Linda Agoka has praised the country’s justice system for sentencing a man in his 50’s last week for raping a disabled girl. Ms Agoka told SIBC News today the sentencing judgment is reasonable as disabled victims are often vulnerable to assaults.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the country’s legal system is functioning well according to the RAMSI review report. Prime Minister Lilo made the statement during his opening remarks on a consultative meeting to review RAMSI report in Solomon Islands.
Afio Community members in Small Malaita, Malaita Province have questioned magistrate court’s decision to hear various court cases at Afio Market House last week.
A man is standing trial in the High Court for allegedly stabbing another man with a screwdriver in February 2010 at Lungga, East Honiara. The deceased was later found at the Panatina field. The Crown’s case is that the accused intended to cause the death or grievous bodily harm to the deceased.
High Court judge Stephen Pallaras has acquitted a man from rape charges yesterday because there was no consistent evidence against him. The defendant was accused of allegedly raping a woman from Makira Province at Burnscreek in 2012. His trial started Monday this week.
The Court of Appeal will deliver its decision tomorrow regarding West Honiara MP Namson Tran’s citizenship. Leader of the Opposition, Dr Derek Sikua filed the case alleging the chairman of the government caucus, was granted citizenship illegally. Dr. Sikua claims the approval of Mr.
Magistrates are now constitutional post holders, following the passage of the ‘Constitution (Status of Magistrates) (Amendment) Bill’. The Act amended Section 116, subsection 3 of the Constitution by replacing Paragraph ‘a’ with a new one.
Parliament has passed the Magistrates Courts Amendment Bill, giving way for the electronic recording of oral evidence in Court. The Bill, passed just before 12noon today, puts in a new section 69 in the existing Magistrates Courts Act.
The Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer and three other Judges are currently attending the 21st Pacific Judicial Development Conference in Auckland New Zealand. Acting High Court Registrar Maiyoni Samani confirmed the Judges left the country last week.
A shortage of lawyers within the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs has caused lengthy delays in getting Cabinet attention for the Law Reform Commission’s reports on corruption offences and sexual offences.
The Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs is planning for a new building to accommodate a number of its key judicial bodies. They include the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Public Solicitor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Chambers.
Permanent Secretary for Justice and Legal Affairs says the country cannot afford a separate scheme to improve terms and conditions for Government lawyers in this current economic situation.
