UPNG PROTEST ON TODAY
UPNG BOYCOTTS IN PROTEST OVER BILL Students at the University of Papua New Guinea boycotted classes today in protest over Parliament's passage of the controversial Judicial Conduct Bill. And there's still uncertainty whether the boycotting will continue. ... In a statement, the Student Representative Council President Emmanuel Issac labelled the new law as dictatorial, that will interfere with the Constitutional functions of the Judiciary. The student council has put together a petition, consisting more than one-hundred points, for Parliament to rescind its decision. Copies of the petition will be presented to Speaker Jeffery Nape, and Parliament-elect Prime Minister Peter O'Neil by the Student Representative Council, while other copies will be given to the 109 members of Parliament. A Review of the Judicial Conduct Bill 2012 We, the students of the University of Papua New Guinea have met today in light of the actions of our National Parliament in regard to the passing of t