Attorney General Julian Moti Maintains Innocence

Attorney General Julian Moti Maintains His Innocence Over Charges

By Chris Leua

Solomon Islands new Attorney General, Julian Moti QC CSI said those who were responsible for the ordeal he had gone through during the past months will be made known in due course.

Mr Moti made the statement during his speech to mark the official oaths administration of his appointment today before the Governor General of Solomon Islands, Sir Nathaniel Waena, more than 10 months after he was initially appointed to take up the post in September 2006.

“When my appeal is finally heard and determined by the Papua New Guinea’s judiciary, we will find our who was ultimately responsible for the mess that was officially created for my official transit through Port Moresby on September 29 2006,” Mr Moti said the

“Justice will prevail there to exonerate me once again from the sins which others committed to postponed what was finally allowed to occur today,” Mr Moti said during the ceremony, which was also attended by the Prime Minister, Hon Manasseh Sogavare and his Minister of the Crown.

“Justice will finally triumph as well when the responsible Australian prosecutorial authorities confront our Government’s lawyers to discuss what was fact and what was fiction in the case which they want to mount against me,” he said.

“The presumption of innocence is what I am entitled to enjoy under our constitutional bill of rights and you do not need a verdict of ‘not guilty’ to prove I am ‘innocent’ when I am legally advised that there is no legal justification for the institution of any charges against me on the evidentiary material supporting Australia’s request for my extradition,” he said.

Regarding the Vanuatu case, Mr Moti said he has already furnished all the details of the case to those who have been briefed to advice the Solomon Islands Government on his extradition request and leave them to discharge their legal responsibilities without his interference.

“I know enough about my ethical obligations to excuse myself from any involvement in that matter,” he said.

Mr Moti, who now call the Solomon Islands his home, said he have no plans to leave the country.

Mr Moti thanked those who stood with him during his trial and ordeal while assuring ordinary Solomon Islanders that they will be horrified to learn who was ultimately responsible for the decision that led him to his misfortune.

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