Registrar charged with conspiracy, misappropriation

EDUCATION NEWS PNG

THE FORMER REGISTRAR of the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech) has been charged by Lae police on allegations of conspiracy and misappropriation of monies belong to the university.

Allen Sako, 51, of Garawaria village in the Bululo district of Morobe Province was charged with one count of misappropriation and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud against the state.

He is the third person to be charged in this case after former head of the electrical engineering department Professor Narayan Gehlot and bursar Jimmy Imbok. Sako had been implicated, along with others, in the ongoing fraud case against Gehlot.

According to The National, Sako voluntarily went to the Lae Fraud Squad office, where he was interviewed and charged. He is currently out on K500 bail and is due to appear before the Lae Committal Court tomorrow. More people are to be questioned in relation to the fraud and more arrests are expected.

Unitech vice-chancellor, Dr Albert Schram, continues this quest to be able to return to PNG after a backlash against his investigation into malpractice and inefficiency at the university resulted in his unexplained deportation.

He wrote of his ordeal in PNG Attitude last month.

Comments

[Albert Schram]

Compliments for the police who are toiling hard to investigate a gang of alleged fraudsters, while the investigation team on large allowances is barking up the wrong tree, by way of diversion.

[Nevegapa Abeya Sam]

I for one do not agree with the system of bailing people out of police custody when there is a evidence of a crime they have committed.

They have to be punished for what they have done.

He has already misused the money so he cannot be given bail. He should face the law.

[Jerilee Diaram]

If he is proven guilty, then he must face the full force of law. Allegations about such people brings shame and also portrays bad image for themselves and their family.

It clearly shows that high educated people are the ones who cannot contribution effectivelly to change the country.

Misappropriation is one unlawful act that is happening in Papua New Guinea at all levels. This is not the beginning of such activities, it was an issue since independence.

So people, heads up, put your thinking caps on and be responsible.

[P Kambao]

Allegations about such people in higher hierarchy positions portrays a bad image of this country.

If he is proven guilty, please let him face the full force of the law.

[Kaiam Mono]

It's a shame! If he's guilty, send him to jail. Such practices have been the norm in government and bureaucracy in this country.

[Robert Jikavi]

It is a very shamefull that a highly educated person who earns a high fortnightly pay does corrupt things by misappropriating funds.

He did not think of the studentsor staff because it will indirectly affect the students' learning and teaching

This does not bring good work to the development of this country.

[Desmond.Kuluwah]

Bravo, Lae police! It's a sad thing to hear this kind of allegation. How can a highly respected person do such a thing?

Plus your fortnightly salary is higher than a normal public servant.

If they are guily, please just send them to gaol, no one is above the law. How can you become a millionaire overnight?

[Frank K Daosak]

Let the truth come out and we will see what has been going on for years at the Unitech administration. it seems all this is just the tip of the iceberg.

[Neil Yamelu]

It is bad for someone to do such practices because it's really killing everyone, especially students and parents of Unitech.

Such a guy should learn a true and honest life or just terminate him from work.

Waste of time employing such people.

[Joe Wasia]

Send him to jail if he is found guilty. University has suffered for many years. Come on PNGeans! When are we going to take ownership of everything and anything we do?