Sri Lankan boss accused of forgery

By LIBERT SANGUNDI
A SRI Lankan national will move to have his case struck out if his files are not ready when he reappears next month, the Waigani District Court was told last Thursday.
Thirty-four-year-old Jabbar Azeem was in court charged with forgery and fraudulent uttering. He had also surrendered to court his passport and work visa during his second mention on June 20.
Azeem is the managing director of Branded Clothing Limited in Port Moresby.
“If your wish to travel out of the country, you can come and seek the court’s permission,” Magistrate Albert Daniels told Azeem.
Azeem was appearing from a K3,000 court bail.
The suspect, on Dec 13, 2022, was alleged to have used the school and national identification cards, and the personal details of his employee, one Vagi Ima Vari, to register a local company called Wantok Suppliers with the Investment Promotion Authority.
Police claimed the registration and the resultant business certificate were done and obtained without the consent of the employee, although she was named as the owner of the company.
The accused was alleged to have, earlier on, tricked Vari into believing that her documents would be used to open her bank account.
A complaint was laid and Azeem was arrested.
The matter would return to court at 9.30am on July 23.