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By Noel Anjo The so called Papua New Guinea's Leadership Code Act is an escape route for corrupt leaders to misuse and steal public funds and escape punishment or imprisonment. Recently Marape Rosso government made few amendments to the Penalty Act, increasing court fine from K500 to K5000 and K1000 to K10 000 and 3years to 5years of dismissal from office. The recently amended above penalties are not enough to stop corruption from the top level. There were no amendments made to sentence corrupt leaders to prison for corruption and stealing public funds. Therefore I appeal to the Chief Justice, Chief Ombudsman Commissioner and Police Commissioner to recommend to the government and Parliament to amend the Leadership Code Act. I propose the following penalties under the leadership code law. 1. K50 000 to K100 000 court fine 2. Dismissal from office for life 3. 20 years life imprisonment 4. Repay funds misused with 500% interest and forfiet everything back to the state. The country needs tough laws to change leaders mindsets from general corruption and stealing public funds. Under the leadership code law, leaders cannot be arrested, charged, locked up in police cell and sentenced to prison for stealing thousands and millions of kina. However under the summary offence act and criminal code act, ordinary person can be arrested, charged, locked up in police cell and sentenced to prison for stealing cheesepop, biscuit, lolly and 10t only. We have two sets of law in PNG. Next : More Than Half Of PNG Parliamentarians Jet On Lavish Ride For A Rugby League Match In Australia Comments are closed.
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