Kapris shooting case adjourned over absent magistrate

THE case of a police constable allegedly involved in shooting wanted criminals William Nanua Kapris and Raphael Walimini in 2013 along the Hiritano Highway in Central was yesterday adjourned to next Wednesday because the magistrate presiding over the matter was not available.
Central Police Prosecutor George Vetari told The National that Jeffery Kifoi’s case was adjourned because the magistrate did not sit.
Kifoi, 31, of Watabung village in Daulo, Eastern Highlands, is facing two counts of wilful murder and was informed of his new date by Vetari.
His National Court bail was extended to that date with imposed conditions granted by Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika.
It is alleged that Kifoi, who was then attached to the Armed Robbery Unit, along with his unit members Sgt Philip Porkop, Jack Wesil, Ila Rivu and Tony Kande, with others, repeatedly shot Kapris and Walimini using State-issued guns after they had surrendered on July 22, 2013, between 6pm and 8pm at Camp 48, Gabadi, along the Hiritano Highway.