PNG: Contempt charges withdrawn against Defence Minister

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Updated December 18, 2007 17:34:10

Contempt charges against Papua New Guinea's Defence Minister, Bob Dadae over the Julian Moti affair have been withdrawn from the PNG Supreme court. Mr Dadaw was charged after he issued a statement that questioned the legality of an inquiry into Julian Moti's escape to the Solomon Islands, in a PNG military aircraft.

Presenter: Firmin Nanol
Speakers: Rimbink Pato, lawyer for Defence minister Bob Dadae

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