BY ROMINAH FAKA
The Magistrate Court is set to deliver judgment on the case of five men accused of destroying property in Jejevo village, Isable Province, on Wednesday August 6, 2025.
The judgment was initially scheduled for delivery on Monday, July 28, 2025.
However, presiding Principal Magistrate Felix Hollison informed court that a certain statement requested from police prosecution is yet to be provided.
Court is still waiting for those outstanding statements.
Court directed the police prosecutor present in court to locate and submit the statement.
The matter was adjourned and bail for all defendants was extended.
Jimmy Taea, Godwin Tonny, Hamilton Puza, Joseph Sago and Steward Gift all facing one count of going arm in Public, 13 counts of willful and unlawful damage and three counts of simple larceny.
They all pleaded not guilty and a trial was conducted.
The prosecution called nine witnesses and after defence called its witnesses.
Police alleged that on March 8, 2021 between 2pm and 3pm at Jejevo Village, the defendants entered the village and committed the offences.
About 20 men including the five defendants went to Jejevo village, armed with weapons such as knives, spear guns, spears, axes and rocks.
It is alleged that the men entered the village and destroyed a number of properties belonging to 13 families in Jejevo Village and stole properties of three people.
The total value of the destroyed properties is approximately $350,000, while the stolen items are valued at over $67,000.
Police prosecution department is prosecuting, whilst PSO and private law firms represent the defence.
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