02-17-2012, 10:36 PM
The rope is about to go round Michael's and Arthur's necks. Corruption will be easily proven, question is, will any one in PNG care?
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Taskforce bolts
Friday, 17 February 2012
AN ATTEMPT to fly in a team of national government “Task Force Sweep” corruption investigators to Sir Michael Somare’s stronghold of East Sepik Province came unstuck as soon as they got off the plane at Wewak airport.
The 21-strong team out to hunt for more than “6 billion” kina ($A2.6 billion) of misused funds faced an angry mob, according to The National.
While many of the policemen were forced to take a plane back to Port Moresby, the 12 plain-clothes members of the team slipped by and were reportedly “holed up today” at the PNG Defence Force Moem barracks in Wewak.
Deputy Prime Minister Belden Namah reportedly put the PNGDF “on alert” and described the event as an “act of terrorism”.
The event might end up being another watershed moment in PNG.
“This incident is a clear challenge to the legitimacy of the O’Neil-Namah faction and their ability to govern the whole country,” PNG blogger Martyn Namarong wrote.
Though Peter O’Neill remains the effective prime minister, Somare was upheld as the rightful PM by the Supreme Court in December.
Somare told The National he would contest his East Sepik seat in the midyear election.
“I want to retire but I want to prove them wrong,” he told the newspaper.
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Taskforce bolts
Friday, 17 February 2012
AN ATTEMPT to fly in a team of national government “Task Force Sweep” corruption investigators to Sir Michael Somare’s stronghold of East Sepik Province came unstuck as soon as they got off the plane at Wewak airport.
The 21-strong team out to hunt for more than “6 billion” kina ($A2.6 billion) of misused funds faced an angry mob, according to The National.
While many of the policemen were forced to take a plane back to Port Moresby, the 12 plain-clothes members of the team slipped by and were reportedly “holed up today” at the PNG Defence Force Moem barracks in Wewak.
Deputy Prime Minister Belden Namah reportedly put the PNGDF “on alert” and described the event as an “act of terrorism”.
The event might end up being another watershed moment in PNG.
“This incident is a clear challenge to the legitimacy of the O’Neil-Namah faction and their ability to govern the whole country,” PNG blogger Martyn Namarong wrote.
Though Peter O’Neill remains the effective prime minister, Somare was upheld as the rightful PM by the Supreme Court in December.
Somare told The National he would contest his East Sepik seat in the midyear election.
“I want to retire but I want to prove them wrong,” he told the newspaper.