Attorney General Ano Pala was locked up at the Boroko cells today for charges of abuse of public office, attempting to pervert the cause of justice and conspiring to defeat justice. This comes after he presented himself at the Fraud Office at Konedobu for questioning today. Fraud Director Mathew Damaru confirmed his arrest and said he is detained at the Boroko Police Station awaiting his lawyer who is seeking an urgent bail application.
Pala was charge with 3 counts of abuse of office, attempt to pervert cause of justice, and conspiracy to pervert the cause of justice. Meanwhile, the Waigani District Court allowed an urgent bail application for Attorney General and Justice Minister Ano Pala. Pala, 63 years from Rigo, Central Province, was granted K6, 000 bail on all three counts involving allegations that he tried to prevent the course of justice when he consented to a stay application to stop the arrest of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill for official corruption on June 17 last year. A proper arraignment of his charges will be done by the court later due to the urgency of the application. Magistrate Kaumi allowed K2, 000 bail for each of the three counts. His two guarantors, Margarette Aila and Ralph Saulep, were also in court and pledged K500 each. Pala has been ordered by the court to not interfere with any state witnesses. He will return to court on December 2
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