Namah’s case with leadership tribunal returning to court

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A CASE concerning a leadership tribunal’s recommendation to dismiss Vanimo-Green MP Belden Namah from office as an MP will return to court on Monday.
This follows the decision by Justice David Cannings yesterday to refuse an application by Namah’s lawyers for the court to amend its orders granted on July 5, 2018.
Justice Oagile Dingake had granted a stay on the tribunal’s recommendation to have Namah dismissed from office.
The tribunal had found Namah guilty of misconduct in office for storming into a courtroom on May 24, 2012, where then chief justice Sir Salamo Injia was presiding over matters.
Namah, accompanied by police officers and soldiers, interrupted the court session and demanded the immediate resignation of Sir Salamo.
In court yesterday, Namah applied to have the orders by Justice Dingake amended.
Namah’s lawyer Greg Sheppard, of Young and Williams Lawyers, wanted the stay order to include his suspension and the proceedings of the tribunal.
Sheppard argued that the amendment was for correction and clarification purposes.
But Justice Cannings upheld the submissions by Solicitor-General Tauvasa Tanuvasa that the order was granted according to what was sought then.
Tanuvasa argued that the motion should be brought before the judge who had granted the orders in 2018.
“Namah was granted orders of what he sought in his motion” Tauvasa said.
“Nothing can be added on top of the orders made by Justice Dingake on July 2018.”
The case will return on Monday for a pre-trial status conference on the judicial review of the tribunal’s decision.

16 comments

  • How would we handle a situation that is similar to Namahs interrupting a court session in progress……Please be fair to everyone for LAW is for everyone, we say no one is above the Law, let the justice make it happen.

  • PO was arrested when coming back from Australia, he was not referred to Ombudsman commission and instead he was arrested breaching the constitution, so are judges have different laws.
    Let Namah do his job as minister. I am not supporter of Namah.this case is taking some years and confusing.Judges do the right thing.

  • NI one is above the law so let’s go to the normal procedures and stop interrupting and putting inconvenience’s. Truth always stand tall and previl itself. Let the judgic previl itself no people interfer at the back to put distribance. Its totally disgrace and unacceptable in sense.

  • Peter ONE’LL was arrested and bail out for breaching the constitution. And yet he is not refereed to Ombudsman commission. This is very disgrace for the judiciary system in PNG. Let the justices take its own cost in the court level and NOT interference. Justice for Namah.

  • No one is above the law. If Namah has broken laws, the law will deal with him and serve him the justice he rightfully deserves. He knows all too well what he did, and why he did it, knowing the consequences his actions will bring. All the best.

  • Our judiciary system is not making fare to the one who is implicated. Where is PNG heading too? I think Namah is fighting for his right. Nama will stop when he is satisfied.

  • Belden Namah deserves justice. Dismissal from Office would be too severe for him and people he represents. He deserves second hearing.

  • all politician involved in this this outrage circumstances must be cleared by the courts, all those that are charged by police must be suspended immediately and must not be allowed into the parliament until the courts clears them, this people in High level offices and politicians must lead by examples, most do not know their stand with the law and are implicated with white collar crimes. It time this PNG LAWS AND LAWMAKERS change the laws eg; you are guilty when arrested by police now let the onus on oneself to prove their innocents. Thoughts only.

  • Ordinary PNGans usually conduct their daily chores and lives using one law. But the politicians have another set of laws governing their cases. Something is terribly wrong in PNG judiciary system.

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