The National Court has just sentenced Jacob Yafai to 22 years imprisonment.
The sentence was handed down by Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika at the Waigani National Court.
Jacob Yafai is the former deputy Secretary of the department of Finance and hails from Karapia village in Yangoru-Saussia district, East Sepik Province.
He was charged with multiple counts relating to misuse of public funds: four counts of misappropriation and one count of abuse of office.
The misappropriation relates to payments totalling K41.8 million made via the Finance Department to the law firm Paul Paraka Lawyers, during the years 2012-2013.
The court noted that Yafai had failed to comply with instructions for him to verify the claims before settling.
The Chief Justice therefore sentenced him 20 years for all the misappropriation changes and 2 years for abuse of office.
The court made those four sentences concurrent so Yafai will serve a total of 22 years in prison.
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