A magistrate at the Waigani Committal Court this morning summoned the Administration Superintendent at Boroko Police Station to appear in court on January 12, 2022 to explain the circumstances in the granting of bail to a defendant accused of robbing using offensive weapons.
Magistrate Paul Nii made the summons after hearing the case of the NCD Governor’s son’s wife who was slapped with four charges including armed robbery.
He said granting of bail for armed robbery cases is not within the jurisdiction of police or the committal court to make but must be sought at the relevant courts which is the National and Supreme court.
The defendant was released on a K1000 police bail after being arrested and charged with one count each of deprivation of liberty, armed robbery, threaten to kill and unlawful assault on another woman on November 30, 2021.
Police prosecutor Joseph Sangam took note of the summons and the matter will return this Wednesday, January 12, 2020.