Court issues arrest warrants for three men

THREE men on bail have been issued bench warrants for their arrest by the Lae National Court on Aug 9, after they failed to appear in court.
The accused are Anton Lucas of Sipsip village, Angoram, East Sepik, Paul Chune of Yangoru, East Sepik and Ken Erick of Kip village, Tewai-Siassi, Morobe.
All accused failed to show up at the National Court on Aug 9.
Erick was committed by the Lae District Court on May 24.
Lucas and Chune were committed to the National Court on June 19.
All three were on District Court bail: Lucas was on a K800 bail; Chune was on a K1,000 bail and Erick on a K900 bail.
Lae National Court judge Justice Frazer Pitpit, when issuing the warrant of arrest orders, said the bail monies had been forfeited to the State along with their surety fees from their guarantors.