These are 7 Quotations by Senior Citizens about Peter O'Neill former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea during the 2014 legal debuckle that cost the state and taxpayers millions of Kina.
1.
HEAD OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH
"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. [Archbishop Clyde Igara]
2.
POLICE ASSOCIATION GENERAL SECRETARY
"It
is politicians that have created this unnecessary misdemeanour. They are cherry
pickers who are here today and gone tomorrow. The police force is here to stay
and police officers will give a lifetime upholding the rule of law and the
constitution." [Clemence Kanau]
3.
POLICE ASSOCIATION GENERAL SECRETARY
"He should shut his mouth and swallow
his temporary pride," Mr Kanau said of Mr Isikiel.
4.
SACKED ATTORNEY GENERAL
Police Commissioner Geoffrey Vaki now has
no legal discretion but to arrest Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. [Kerenga Kua]
5.
NATIONAL COURT JUDGE
"I find this submission to be
speculative and without proper evidentiary basis,” Judge Ere Kariko said when refusing
submissions by the prime minister’s lawyer regarding a "rift" in the
ranks of the police force.
6.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE - DISTRICT COURT
"Courts can only interfere when there
is a clear case of abuse," [Nerrie Eliakim explanation on Vaki’s
application to discontinue the warrant of arrest on Peter O’Neill]
7. CHAIRMAN – TASK FORCE SWEEP
"When our leaders raised wild allegations and branded
us as politically compromised, I did not respond because that would be seen as
self-preservation. I waited for the competent authority to vindicate us which
the court had done." [Sam Koim ]
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