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By Joseph Yandapaki The Prime Minister’s unprecedented attack on the independence and integrity of the Ombudsman Commission over his referral for prosecution under the Leadership Code should be of great concern to all Papua New Guineans. The Ombudsman Commission is a critical independent institution of state and is a foundation-stone of good governance of the nation. The Prime Minister’s deceitful attack on it is designed to undermine its standing ahead of any hearing of his case, and ultimately to prevent any prosecution going ahead under a Leadership Tribunal. His actions constitute a direct threat to the effectiveness of the Ombudsman Commission and its role in national affairs. Ultimately they are a direct threat to the commission’s existence. People should not be surprised by the attack, nor by the slyness of it, the use of half-truths and misinformation, and the blatant disregard for the Constitutional processes and procedures that underpin the Ombudsman Commission. T

The PM is always disappointed about the conduct of everyone around him except himself. He tries to create around himself an image of being always picked on, unfairly judged, hounded by his political enemies, blah blah blah. Peter O'Neill is constructed of 100% lies and deceptions. Virtually everything he does is a deception, from his "helping the rural poor" district support grants designed to buy the loyalty of MPs who then use the money to buy the peoples votes, to his fake foundation designed to create the illusion that Peter O'Neill actually cares about anyone but himself, to his perpetual contradictions of his own previous personal statements like: That letter doesn't even exist, I didn't even sign that letter that doesn't exist, I may have sign ed that letter but the payment was legal, blah blah blah. How much longer must we tolerate this leader without a conscience or remorse, a man appointed to lead his country who in actuality thinks about n

The Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill has expressed disappointment in the manner in which the Ombudsman Commission has referred him to the Public Prosecutor. The referral is based on three allegations: 1. Claims that the National Government did not follow administrative and financial processes in acquiring the UBS loan to purchase shares in Oil Search Limited 2. The sacking of Don Polye as Treasurer 3. Making a statement on EMTV relating to the lack of official consultation on the matter. The claims follow the decision by the National Government to raise a UBS bank loan that enabled Papua New Guinea to buy back shares in Oil Search that have since increased in value by close to 500 million Kina. “It is disappointing that the Ombudsman Commission has chosen to take this course of action instead of following procedure and tabling its final investigation in Parliament,” PM O’Neill said. “This is a case of ‘sour grapes’ by former ministers who have been pushing this issue with th