Nine police officers, arrested detained after probe into attack

​NINE policemen in East Sepik were arrested and detained yesterday at Wewak Police Station after being charged by the internal investigation unit from Port Moresby relating to the burning down of 13 houses in Wewak in October.
East Sepik police commander Albert Beli said the policemen were charged under the Criminal Code Act and were not allowed police bail but would appear in court to be granted bail.

Beli said of the nine officers, one was a reservist and three were auxiliary policemen.
He said another was a businessman and a reservist who was charged with 12 counts of arson and one count of armed robbery.
He said the other policemen were charged with 13 counts of arson and one count each of armed robbery and one count each for abuse of office.
Beli said this brought the total to 11 police officers arrested so far in relation to the arson at Kreer village.
“Some more are expected to be arrested this week,” he said.
“I am happy with the internal investigation unit from Moresby and my local officers are doing to identify rouge officers in the province.”
It was alleged that in late November a policeman was drinking with his friends at Kreer village when he was assaulted by some of his drinking mates.
The police officer was alleged to have alerted other officers, who went to the village and then burnt down 13 houses and damaged properties and took valuables items from the villagers. The National