Douglas Tomuriesa, Pope Francis and James Marape

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  Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa said he is disappointed and embarrassed over the way His Holiness Pope Francis was treated by Prime Minister James Marape over the last three-days during the Papal visit, and the lack of courtesy and respect shown by the Prime Minister. He said the Prime Minister continuously declares PNG as a ‘Christian country’ and prides himself on being a religious individual but he was surprised when the Pope was continuously snubbed by the PM over the weekend since the Pope’s arrival on Friday. “The Pope is the head of the Catholic church, the largest Christian church in the world and he is also a head of state. “PNG not only being a Christian country, but a country that prides itself as a ‘friend to all, enemy to none’, the PM should be according the Pope with the highest level of respect,” Tomuriesa said. The Opposition Leader pointed out that on Friday, the Prime Minister did not welcome the Pope at the airport, a tradition he had accorded to many other wo
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Czuba fights suspension

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By KARO JESSE
A COURT has rejected an application by Fr Jan Czuba to stay a Cabinet decision to suspend him as secretary of the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology.
Deputy Chief Justice Ambeng Kandakasi rejected Fr Jan’s urgent application in the National Court to stay the decision and to restrain the State from taking any disciplinary action against him, intimidate or harass him, pending the ruling on his application for a judicial review of his suspension.
Police charged Fr Jan with one count of official corruption and nine counts of abuse of office on Dec 18, 2020.
He will return to court on May 31 when his application for leave to review the Cabinet decision will be heard.
Fr Jan was suspended on May 12 following a Cabinet decision that was gazetted on May 18. DHERST Minister Wesley Raminai said Fr Jan was under criminal investigations and would return when he cleared his name.
He is suspended with pay.
Dr Francis Hualupmomi has been appointed as acting secretary for three months or until the completion of the investigation, whichever occurs first.
He held the position of deputy secretary for policy and quality assurance at the department.
Lawyer Darryl Kamen, representing Fr Jan, claimed that Cabinet had made the decision without consulting the Public Services Commission.
However, Justice Kandakasi rejected that claim after a gazette on the suspension was presented to the court confirming that the decision was made on the recommendation of the Public Services Commission.
Lawyer, Kevin Kipongi, from the Solicitor-General’s office, argued that the application was not proper as Fr Jan was seeking an interim injunction without the leave of the court.

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