TACTICIAN AT WORK AGAIN: In a matter of few hours after the
Court handed down its decision Garry Vaki is confirmed new Police Commissioner –
not acting anymore. Every policeman and woman regardless of who they are or how
long they serve in police force must now comply with his instruction. He is THE
Police Commissioner appointed by O’Neill/NEC to serve the government.
Post Courier puts it nicely: What suspended assistant police
commissioner Thomas Eluh and Simon Kauba have investigated including disbanded
Taskforce Sweep is under threat of being swept under the carpet. […]. If this
happens (which is unlikely) those who want to see Rule of Law takes its course
are shunned.
Refraining from submitting to police request for questioning
is a clear example of ‘when you fight corruption, it fights back. The prime
minister has every government resource at his disposal (including money) to
‘fight to the last breath’ - no doubt. As long as he remains in PM’s seat he can
tactfully fight the system and for as long as he wants.
Peter O’Neill knew that the only way to get him is through
the office of Police Commissioner. So, is O’Neill putting Vaki in this strategic
position to squash the WoA on him? No, not yet. Is the Rule of Law politically
compromised? Yes. Vaki’s appointment came at a desperate time.
Peter O’Neill said he will go for questioning if the police ask
him AGAIN as reported in the Post Courier. He will go in, but (if he does) this
time with his main man on the inside. What happened in Court is happening again
where we see all parties (PO Lawyer, QC Police Lawyer), Paraka Lawyer) ALL
fought for one man, O’Neill. This is a blatant use of resource against the system
by very people who are supposed to protect and nourish it.
O’Neill’s team lost and justice is once again delayed. The
same tactic is applied within the police force. Like the Court,
sections/divisions within the police force are impartial. Will Gari Vaki
dismiss, enforce or shelf the WoA? Every eye on the land is anticipating his
move, including his peers’.
GARRY VAKI WILL NOT DISMISS THE WoA: He has to differentiate
between his duty to the Constabulary and those to the government. Unlike every ordinary
citizen Vaki is a policeman, vowed to uphold and ENFORCE the Law without fear
or favour. To uphold the Law means protecting it from external or political interference.
Enforcing the law is to execute police commissioner’s roles diligently. Garry
Vaki has to protect the integrity of police commissioner and the police force –
that’s his number one duty. Serving the prime minister – in this case - is
second.
In fact, Vaki’s reasonings are far weaker against strong
evidence presented by TFS and suspended officers Sam Koim, Thomas Eluh and
Simon Kauba. Any attempt to counter-argue or find fault in issuance of warrant
of arrest on O’Neill will not hold water.
Mr Eluh was right when he said the rule of law is at stake. Cancelling
the warrant will set a bad precedence as far enforcing the ‘Rule of Law’ is
concerned.
In retrospect if Mr Vaki wishes to refrain from arresting Peter
O’Neill and charge him, he MUST state why. Failure to do so will undermine judgment
of the 3 law enforcing bodies (TFS, Police and Chief Magistrate); and, if he
states his reasons convincingly he may restore some integrity and loyalty
within the police hierarchy.
Having said that if 3 separate bodies within the Law Enforcers
saw strong evidence to call the prime minister in for questioning, who is Garry
Vaki to dispute it and how convening can he be?
EARN LOYALTY or DEMAND LOYALTY: His deputy police commissioners
and high ranking officers are not going to take his decision at face value as
demonstrated by the suspended Assistant Police Commissioner Thomas Eluh. There are
questions about his appointment not only from within, but also from the
Ombudsmen Commission. He cannot demand that every police personal are loyal to
his commands. He has to earn by doing the right thing.
Every action and decision at this stage will not go unnoticed.
The Wheels of Justice has Turned [Sam Koim]. Who in his protest of innocence
can stop it?
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TOK PIKSA: How a Moran Choked Wild Pigs
A hunter on his hunting trip went straight into a trap. It wasn’t
an ordinary trap. A large snake ‘the Moran’ - hoping to catch Wild Pigs in
their tracks - caught the hunter.
REACTION: any wild pig would have squealed, oinked and wrestled
with the snake until it can fight no more. But the expert hunter did the
opposite. He didn’t make a noise or move one bit. He held his breath and played
dead.
The Moran’s strong muscles contracted and with every tight
grip the hunter’s bones snapped. In fact, it was NOT the hunter’s bones that broke
but his bow and arrows.
Satisfied that the hunter was dead, the Moran went to the
nearest creek to wet his mouth only to reappear and realise his prized catch
was gone.
Here are the characters: Moran, Wild Pigs, Hunter
MORAL: The harder one fights the evidence the harder it fastens
around him. It suffocates him and it defeats him.
