Court rules against O'neill

The National Court has thrown out  Prime Minister’s bid to stave off warrants of arrest . This means that Prime Minister O’neill will go through Police interview  on the payments paid to Paraka Lawyers and in found guilty, he will be formally arrested.  

Judge Ere Kariko ruled out the application to stay the warrants of arrest in his ruling which began at 11am.

The judge said the grounds submitted did not persuade the court to interfere in the constitional role of the police.

The case has held the attention of the nation for the past few weeks as police, politicians and lawyers have been busy in the court, over at Konedobu and online.

O'neill government has suspended  senior police officers and the premature retirement of Police Commissioner Tom Kulunga, disbanding of the government’s own Task Force Sweep and replacements of senior lawyers after they issued arrest warrant on the Prime Minister.