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Peter O'Neil has being given a 24 hours ultimatum in the petition presented by Noel Anjo on behalf of almost 8 millon people of PNG at Unagi oval about 30 minutes ago. The "verbal" petition presented to the Police Minister, Mr. Robert Atiyafa, about 30 minutes ago are two fold: 1. That Peter O'Neil, James Marabe and Don Poyle present themselves within 24 hours period, before 4:00pm tomorrow, to police at Fraud & Anti-Corruption Squad Office at Konedobu to be interrogated as per police request. 2. That those public servants fighting against corruption and serving in the public service who were terminated or suspended, namely; Sam Koim (Chairman - Task Force Sweep), Simon Kauba (Deputy Commissioner - Operation), Thomas Eluh (Director - Crimes) and Samson Kua (Director - SSD) be re-instated with 24 hours before 4:00pm tomorrow. If the demands in the petition are not met with the 24 hours time period, a Nationwide strike will commence on Thursday, 26th of J

Note by Sam Basil MP on Parliament Adjournment Parliament resume this afternoon after the second ringing of the bell. Leader of government business James Marape moved a motion that the reason why the parliament was meeting today was for the amendment to section 145 of the constitution. He added by announcing that the bill require more consultation that is why parliament has to be adjourned to August 22 2014. I called for division while opposition leader second my call. The speaker said there was no seconder but we insisted and speaker allowed for the division call and asked for a vote to be taken. Those of us who voted against the adjournment are Hon B Namah, Hon A Marat, Hon R Seymour, Hon K Kua and myself. Well guts for good governance verses access to funds, PNG politics at its best.

We received confirmation last night that UPNG Students have unanimously agreed to march to Parliament tomorrow. Also, Gerehu and Morata residents have said they will also march so let everyone from every corner of Pom City ARISE in this PEACEFUL act of civil disobedience. Remember, this is a peaceful act. We must remember to RESPECT and PROTECT property and display public order wherever we are marching from.. The LAW and the POLICE are on our side so do not be intimidated by anyone. Police do not have the right to discharge their firearms at ANYTIME, even for WARNING SHOTS. Use your mobile phones and other gadgets to capture as clearly as possible the faces of any police officers breaking the law. If we all use our gadgets at the same time, it is impossible for any rogue police to target anyone using such devices. Everyone come prepared with your mobile devices which are our only "weapons" in this peaceful demonstration.

The anti-corruption chief seeking to arrest Papua New Guinea leader Peter O'Neill over graft allegations has called on Australia to demand the Prime Minister respect and restore rule of law or risk losing Australian support. In a high stakes move, the former head of PNG's corruption taskforce, Sam Koim, has flown to Australia to meet Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Labor and the Greens to urge Australia to support moves for Mr O'Neill to be questioned over his suspected involvement in a fraud scandal and to reinstate the top officials who Mr O'Neill sacked last week. Mr Koim's trip places the Australian government in a delicate situation, given it relies on PNG's support to run the Manus Island detention centre. Mr Koim, along with PNG's Attorney-General and deputy police commissioner were dismissed by Mr O'Neill last week after they moved to arrest and question the Prime Minister over fresh evidence that allegedly implicates him in a major corrupti

PRESS RELEASE I once again call on Peter O'Neill to respect the people of Papua New Guinea and resign from the Office of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. The longer he delays the inevitable, and the more disgraceful actions he takes in his bid to evade justice, Papua New Guinea and its citizens are losing face in the International Community. Mr. O'Neill's actions are simply disgraceful and humiliating to the people of this nation. I call on the good citizens of Papua New Guinea to unite in the call for this one man to vacate the Office of the Prime Minister without further delay and to present himself to Police. I also call on the Public Service, Constitutional Offices and other arms and agencies of Government to stop taking any more directives and instructions from Peter O'Neill as he no longer is a fit and proper person to occupy the position of Prime Minister. He has a clear conflict of interest. He has compromised public interest and interfered with t

By A. Warrington. Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Operations, Jim Andrews and Acting Police commi ssioner Geoffrey Vaki suspended Thomas Eluh who has emerged as a major player, into trying to arrest the Prime Minister. He said government cabinet ministers conspired with the prime minister to have him suspended. Mr. Eluh described his suspension as a blatant breach of the court process, adding it is a sad day for Papua New Guinea. Mr. Eluh has re-iterated his call for Prime Minister Peter O' Neil to go to court and clear his name instead of trying to justify himself in the media. "What is it that is making it hard for our good Prime Minister to turn up and be answerable to the law like everybody else? Mr. Eluh is a very senior officer in almost 40 years of police service with a lot of experience. Meanwhile James Marape has brought in the PPC from Hela, Mr Mark Yangen to replace ACP Thomas Eluh. Mr. Yangen has 2 wives. One from Ialibu and the other from Pangia. We still