PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill has put questions in the minds of people when he did not adhere to the set procedures in law.
Head of the Anglican Church Arcbishop Clyde Igara said this when commenting on the current political turmoil in the country. He said many people in the churches have been silent as they expected the Prime Minister and others involved in the current political saga to come out and openly tell the truth rather than keeping people in suspense, guessing and wondering what will happen next. "They cannot be hiding at the back of their lawyers who at the tax-payers expense are battling it out to protect their selfish interests,’’ he said. He said PNG being a Christian country has its silent majority who are waiting for the Prime Minister and other political leaders involved to come out openly and declare the truths regarding the current political events. "And in doing so - the truths revealed to us will ‘set them free’ to continue to lead our nation with confidence and trust,’’ Archbishop Igara said. When highlighting the cause of the current turmoil, he said the rule of law is same for everyone, including political leaders. "If the Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill had submitted to the rule of law, his innocence would have been proven three weeks ago. But instead he had engaged his lawyers – to stay the warrant of arrest,’’ he said. "The staying of the warrant of arrest did not prove the Prime Minister’s innocence but induced many questions in the minds of the people. "His disbanding of the Investigations Task Force Sweep (ITFS) and creation of the new Interim Office for Anti-Corruption (IOAC) with a handpicked judge heading it may be the way to prove his innocence. But this is also questionable. It is a sheer waste of public funds...just to prove the innocence of the Prime Minister Peter, O’Neill. "The purpose of the Task Force Sweep is to ‘sweep’ out the corruption in the government systems and all those involved. And the investigations have discovered that the Prime Minister is involved. All it required was for the PM to appear before the police for questioning for clearance on his part in signing the letter for the payment of Paraka Lawyers, but he had refused to do so.’’ He said the political saga continued with the appointment of the new Acting Police Commissioner and followed by the sacking of many senior police officers and the Attorney General, Kerenga Kua. Archbishop Igara said there are questions in the minds of Papua New Guineans that need to be answered. These include why disband one investigating body and create another? "Why sack the police officers and appoint new ones? Why sack the ministers and replace them with new ones? "And the latest being the Prime Minister to withdraw from the legal battle and refer his case to the new Police Commissioner, Geoffrey Vaki to handle. And the question now is how independent is the new commissioner to execute this task – in unveiling the truth which the general public are looking forward to hear.’’ PNG Facts/Post Courier Comments are closed.
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