KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 22
Jaynes, Bill (2016-10-03). KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 22 (PDF) (Report). Kolonia, Pohnpei: Kaselehlie Press.
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Abstract: KPress Vol. 16 Iss. 22: NEWS: FSM Supreme Court issues a potentially landmark ruling in the Pohnpei sea cucumber litigation, holding that the Conservation Society of Pohnpei lacks legal standing to bring a civil action, while co-plaintiffs the Mwoalen Wahu Ileili (Council of Paramount Chiefs) do have standing, and partially denying defendants’ motions to dismiss; detailed reporting on the decision by Specially Appointed Justice Mayceleen J.D. Anson, including analysis of the court’s reasoning on standing, customary authority, and direct injury in resource-management disputes, and its implications for future litigation involving traditional leadership bodies and environmental governance in the FSM; coverage of motions filed separately by Young Sun Corporation and Pohnpei State defendants arguing that neither plaintiff would be directly affected by a sea cucumber harvest, and the court’s rejection of that argument as applied to Mwoalen Wahu Ileili; reporting on the extradition of an FSM citizen to the United States to face felony charges, identified as the first extradition of an FSM citizen to the U.S. since 2005, including background on the alleged 2014 sexual assault of a female inmate at Maui Community Correctional Center by a corrections officer, the issuance of a Maui grand jury indictment and $500,000 bench warrant, and the FSM Department of Foreign Affairs’ role in processing the extradition request through diplomatic channels; reporting on findings by the FSM Office of the National Public Auditor identifying real risks of potential fraud and misuse related to government-purchased prepaid calling cards; coverage of a performance audit of the FSM Guam Consulate Office citing significant deficiencies and lack of measurable results in service delivery and operations.
