Police detective yet to show up

A POLICE detective summoned to appear in court last week is nowhere to be seen and the prosecutor claims he is evading the summons.
Presiding magistrate Tracy Ganaii heard that Det Roman Anton, from the Gerehu police station, did not appear in the Waigani Committal Court because the summons had not been served on him.
Police Prosecutor Chief Insp Polon Koniu told the court on Friday that Det Anton had been evading the prosecution from being served the summons.
Det Anton was summoned by Magistrate Ganaii to appear in court to explain why a Filipino woman accused of acting illegally to get her son out of custody was refused bail.
Chief Insp Koniu told the court on Wednesday that although they had the summons, they were unable to serve it on Det Anton at the Gerehu station.
“We will serve it to his police station commander today (June 17) to have him appear in court (on Friday),” he said.
However, Det Anton did not appear again on Friday.
Magistrate Ganaii ordered for a substitute of service and adjourned the matter to Wednesday at 9.30am.
“Obtain an order of substitute at service of the summons at the registry and serve it to the police station,” Magistrate Ganaii told Chief Insp Koniu. Also file a proof of service,” she said.
In allowing the bail application, the magistrate also asked why the accused, Marilyn Epsolong, was refused in the first place since the alleged offence allowed for it.
Last Monday, she said no reasons were given for refusing her bail.
She further asked why Epsolong was arrested over the weekend when the warrant was issued four days earlier and the identity of the complainant.
Epsolong is alleged to have conspired with the officer-in-charge of the Juvenile Division to get her son Adam Cheah released on bail two months ago.
She was arrested on June 13, charged at the Gerehu station and later taken to the Boroko station cell where she was held overnight.Attempts to bail her were rejected.