Three-day hearing set for judicial review of COI report

Marape Receives COI Report into the 2024 "Black Wednesday"

Prime Minister James Marape has formally received the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the January 10, 2024 riots in Port Moresby, describing the findings as “deeply sobering” and central to restoring integrity, professionalism and public confidence in the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). The report was presented at Melanesian Haus by COI Chairman Justice Ellenas Batari, concluding an extensive investigation into …

Three-day hearing set for judicial review of COI report

A three-day hearing date has been set for an application for leave to judicially review the Commission of Inquiry report. The hearing concerns three separate challenges to the report’s validity, with the parties seeking an order to quash its findings and recommendations. The applicants include former FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali, Fiji Law Society President William […]