The State v Gabriel Ramoi
| Jurisdiction | Papua New Guinea |
| Citation | [1993] PNGLR 390 |
| Date | 15 February 1993 |
| Court | National Court |
| Year | 1993 |
National Court: Salika J
Judgment Delivered: 15 February 1993
1 Criminal law—misappropriation—dishonestly means "intended to cheat, deceive or mislead"—Criminal Code s383A—cheque applied for other purpose than that intended
2 Evidence—consequences of failure of accused to give evidence
3 Words and phrases "dishonestly"—Criminal Code s383A
4 Brian Kindi Lawi v The State [1987] PNGLR 183, The State v Andrew Baine [1990] PNGLR 1 and Pawa v The State [1981] PNGLR 498 referred to
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Salika J: The accused stands charged that between 21 May 1986 and 14 August 1986 at Port Moresby he dishonestly applied to his own use K15,000 the property of the State. The State alleged that in 1986, while Mr Ramoi was a member of Parliament, he made National Development Fund application for K15,000 in order to complete a cocoa fermentary at his electorate in Aitape. A letter of request dated 7 April 1986 was purported to have been written to Mr Ramoi by Mr James Makain, who is shown on records as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Siau Cocoa Pty Ltd. The State alleges that Mr Ramoi, after receipt of the letter allegedly from Mr James Makain, completed the National Development Fund form on behalf of Siau Cocoa Pty Ltd. Coincidently, the form was signed by Mr Ramoi on 6 April 1986, a date before Mr Makain is purported to have written his letter to Mr Ramoi.
As a result of the National Development Fund application by Mr Ramoi, a Bank of Papua New Guinea cheque, number 2A–068526, was raised in favour of "Siau Cocoa Pty Ltd, Aitape, West Sepik Province" for the amount of K15,000.
The State alleged that Mr Ramoi was then given the cheque and that, thereafter, he used the money for his own benefit, in that he presented the cheque to Talair for payment of travel for two Port Moresby–based bands to Wewak and return. The two Port Moresby–based bands were the...
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