Poor prison road concerns judge

By DAPHNE WANI
A National Court judge in Port Moresby is concerned with the poor state of the road leading to the Bomana prison, saying it is a hindrance to the delivery of justice.
Justice Panuel Mogish said roads outside the prison were “very bad” from De La Salle Secondary School to Bomana.
“Deteriorating road conditions and limited communication services have been a hindrance to the delivery of justice,” he said.
“Kwikila National Court has a sealed road that runs straight from the market to the National Court House compared to the road from De La Salle leading towards Bomana.
“We should start encouraging people to think development. It would be good if the politicians can do something about the roads.”
Justice Mogish said people in the prison represented the country as well as the international community “because we also have refugees in the prison”.
He urged leaders and politicians to think development and build better roads for the public or taxpayers to use.
“We need to get good access to the roads out there. These are some of the physical difficulties here and that really affects the way we do business.” Justice Mogish said.
He said he could not sit for court hearing last Friday because of constant power cuts and a lack of internet access, even though the prison was just 45 minutes’ drive from the city.