Duty call it is – Royal Police Constabulary (RPC)

Commentary by Petrus GAND 

PNG’s political empire is known to give ultimate authority to the mandated parliamentarians. Although we thrive as a sovereign state with our Australian-British copy-paste constitution, it is obvious to be in its colonial form, exerting excessive power on the rulers.

It remains the leaders’ responsibility to enrich the rights and welfare of the citizens so they may achieve a common good and enjoy happiness together. Instead, our politicians are known to protect their personal-interest more often, with the aim to remain the big-men in the social order.

Plato’s thoughts maintain that we must not rely on the laws to make the state an ideal state as politicians will get around the laws to guard themselves. Indeed PNG's judiciary system is compromised with the legislative and executive branch, crafting more avenues for corruption.

Certain areas of our sensitive-sectors still have many policy gaps that are deliberately overlooked and disregarded by MPs because if it were fetched, it might as well attack them. Consequently, it impels negative effects on the problem from bad to worse or to put it bluntly, it is like adding fuel to the fire.

Our representatives always play around with the constitution to suit their desires. They enact and remove bills where applicable to their gain. Sadly, they are boundlessly becoming overnight millionaires and systematic dictators for years. 

Whether the MPs are in Government or its vice, the Opposition, would not even alter an inch of their decisions when it comes to enact laws that will attack or place threats on them. They will always prioritize their comfort-zone via policy wise in order that persistent dictatorial traits are maintained. 

It is pretty clear that our politicians utilize their succumbed power as a discretional weapon to secure their voters and shield their term and influence. Political and bureaucratic corruption occurs in plain sights and yet much has not been achieved in dealing with it.

As legislators continue to practice unethical behaviours by capitalising on the policy gaps, people beneath them practise even more, making corruption a common trend.
As a result, our leaders presume their responsibilities as another job that will provide for their daily bread and butter. That being a motive for undue influence of corruption is believed to be a new-normal where office-holders use public funds to build private empires. 
All in all, an ever-existing need to investigate white-collar political and official crimes remains but it is systematically avoided or strengthened. Politicians implant obstacles through protocols and policies where they see necessary to provide a safety net for themselves. 

Therefore, having a mechanism such as a CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE wields greater opportunities for the people to stand-up for their rights.

 
Petrus GAND
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