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PNGBLOGS CONTRIBUTER NETWORK There have been suspicions about Rigo Lua ever since he was appointed Chief Ombudsman by Peter O’Neill in June 2013.   Any political appointee by Peter O’Neill becomes automatically suspect these days given that the Prime Minister has such a solid track record for appointing cronies and lackees to stand by his side and protect him.  The appointment of Acting Police Commissioner Geoffrey Vaki is merely the tip of the iceberg in questionable Peter O’Neill appointments.   He wants a friendly task force by his side and most certainly he doesn’t want to see an activist ombudsman poking around at what he’s been doing.    When Ombudman Lua started his job then proceeded to sit on a number of prosecution papers for MPs who had never turned in their 2012 election acquittals, inquiring minds began to wonder why the delay on such a straightforward matter.  Then came the back and forth paperwork between the ombudsman and Public Prosecutor Pondrus Kaluwin ov

By Beka Maruka I wanted to get the title of this article right first before I wrote the rest of this article.  That’s because I want the story of Powes Parkop’s buai ban disaster to go down into internet archives in a way that it can be retrieved many years from now and people of the future will learn from the mistakes of today.  The Port Moresby buai ban is almost like a clown show, hilarious in the level of ineptness that its implementers have displayed.  It would all be worth a few loud and long laughs if there were not so many tragic elements.   I personally believe that our governor should have stuck to paying huge amounts of money to local rental car companies and equally outrageous sums to shady road construction supply companies as was revealed before the 2012 election when NCDC audit records came to light, the findings of which, incidentally, the governor tried at first to escape from, then defended with vague generalities hoping that no one would catch his trick.

By BRYAN KRAMER Three weeks ago (6 October 2014) I posted an article on whether the Public Prosecutor (PP) would refer the Prime Minister (PM) to the Leadership Tribunal to face allegations of misconduct in office, for his part in facilitating the K3 Billion UBS Loan. The prediction was that the PM’s referral would be no later than Friday of the week that followed my post. This presumption was founded on independent intel, extensive research and informed analysis. Unfortunately that was not so and the PP instead issued a Press Statement on the Thursday of that week announcing he required "certain vital evidence" from Ombudsman Commission (OC) before he decides whether to ask the Chief Justice (CJ) to set up a Leadership Tribunal to investigate the PM. Such action by the PP was not only extraordinary it was unprecedented. This caused me to retrace my sources and re-evaluate what led the PP to make such an uncharacteristic judgement: Firstly for taking s

By BOMAI GUNN PNG is already destroyed; the state institutions, the constitutions, political parties and parliamentary democracy, the economy, leaders and individuals to mention a few. Here are some of the destructions that stems from desperation and self-interest: On August 02 2011, Peter O’Neill illegally sieged power over a legal and legitimate government of Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare, Regional member for East Sepik. O’NEILL DESPERATELY DESTROYED AND UNDERMINED THE CONSTITUTION OF PNG THAT GOVERNS THE ELECTION OF PM. On 12th December 2011 PNG Supreme Court decision ruled 3-2 that Sir Michael’s ousting was an invalid act as the post was not vacant, and that he should be reinstated. Despite, O’NEIL DESPERATELY DISOBEYED AND UNDERMINED/NULLIFIED THE SUPREME COURT DECISION. In inducing and enticing voters in PNG for the 2012 national election, O’Neil’s illegal government over-committed unbudgeted expenses for free education that resulted in K500 million defi