O’Neill aggrieved, says Judge – arrest warrant stayed.

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By PNG Echo National Courts, Waigani, 18 July, 2014 The current arrest warrant on Prime Minister, O’Neill, has been stayed pending the hearing and determination of a Supreme Court reference. This morning, Justice Gavara-Nanu after hearing arguments on behalf of the State, the Police and the Prime Minister, granted leave for Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill to judicially review the decision of the Chief Magistrate. The Chief Magistrate, in an earlier decision in the District Court, had refused an application to allow Police Commissioner Vaki to withdraw the arrest warrant against the Prime Minister.

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The Paraka case: Losing the forest amongst the trees.

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By PNG Echo. Although the Paraka case exposes the biggest corruption ring ever prosecuted in Papua New Guinea, lately the prosecution of just one man has taken over, to the seeming exclusion of all others – the case of the Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill.  He is a huge spreading tree camouflaging the rest of the forest. In part, this is the fault of the Prime Minister himself who has stubbornly refused to be questioned by police. His refusal, and the machinations to avoid doing so, has divided the police force and, as in 2011, has pitted the executive against the Continue reading The Paraka case: Losing the forest amongst the trees.→

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