Coram: Mr Justice Oliver A
Saksak
Mr William Falau - Clerk
Counsel: Inspector Wilson D
Garae, State Prosecutor for Public Prosecutor
Mr Hillary Toa for the
Defendants
ORAL VERDICT ON APPLICATION
TO REBUT EVIDENCE<
ctor Garae for the
Prosecutions applies for the exercise of the Court's discretion toon to allow the
the Prosecution to
call Senior Inspector Robert Boe to give evidence in
rebuttal.
Mr Toa objects on the grounds
that it is not ret to the issues before the Court.
The Court is of the view that
the allegations made by the Defendants in their evi alleging police
brut brutality is serious
and on that basis and in view of section 169 of the
Criminal Procedure Code Act [CAP. 136], the application is approved on this
condition:-
That this case is adjourned to
Thursday 19th Nor at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. On this date should
Senior Inspector
Robert Boe be not present in Court, the right of the
Prosecution shall be absolved and the Court Shall proceed to hear final
addresses from Counsel in this matter.
DATED at Luganville this 16th
day of November, 1998.
BY THE COURTn>