Tag: Contempt of Court

By Repeka Nasiko in Suva The Fiji Attorney-General’s office has terminated the instructions of lawyers Devanesh Sharma and Gul Fatima in the contempt of court...

By Ian Chute in Suva Fiji lawyer Jon Apted was yesterday accused of contempt of court for comments made in court two weeks ago while...

COMMENTARY: By Wadan Narsey There is a shameful public tragedy unfolding day by day as the Bainimarama government tries to stop a potential political candidate,...

RNZ Pacific A former president of Kiribati warns the crisis involving the island nation's government and the courts has left the country with a "dysfunctional...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Amnesty International and Civicus have called on the Fiji government to drop contempt of court charges against a lawyer in Fiji...

PNG Post-Courier A Supreme Court ordered mass eviction of settlers on land between Papua New Guinea's University of PNG, Gerehu Stage 3B and Morata stage...

RNZ Pacific Samoa's HRPP party -- the country's caretaker government -- has now lost six seats since the April 9 general election, with eight byelections...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk In the latest twist in Samoa’s political rollercoaster, the FAST party has accused the rival HRPP leader of contempt of court,...

By Royson Willie and Kizzy Kalsakau in Port Vila Vanuatu's Supreme Court has asked the police and immigration to release Fijian citizen Mohammed Rizwan and...

By Peter Kinjap in Port Moresby The University of Papua New Guinea has served a contempt charge against the Students Representative Council lawyer Laken Lepatu...

By Gorethy Kenneth Opposition National Party Leader Kerenga Kua has accused Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government of enticing Members of Parliament --...

By Adelaide Sirox Kari in Port Moresby Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has responded to petitions presented to him by students at the two major universities...