RESPECT FOR THE DISHONOURABLE: THE WORST SICKNESS OF TODAY’S PNG SOCIETY
There was a lengthy scuffle yesterday outside the Waigani court house between 2 factions of police. Both were waiting for the emergence of mega-millions thief and Indonesian fugitive (but now PNG citizen!) Djoko Tjandra’s best friend and big money benefactor, otherwise known as Attorney General Ano Pala. Only in Papua New Guinea would police be scuffling with other police over whether or not a legally valid arrest warrant would be served. That, in fact, was what caused the pushing match. Only in Papua New Guinea would there not be screaming daily editorials demanding that public officials adhere to the rule of law and serving of a legal warrant. Instead, yesterday’s editorial title in the PC was the meek “Vodafone Good for Competition” while in the National it was the milder “Japan, PNG reaffirm strong ties”. And only in Papua New Guinea will its citizens respond to this outrage against democracy – police pushing around police to keep a valid arrest warrant from being served