Namah denies withdrawing His Complainant on the Purchase of Generators
PNG Opposition Leader, Belden Namah has denied rumors he is withdrawing the complaint he laid which has resulted in the arrest of former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill over the weekend.
The rumours arose after he was seen at the Boroko police station on Saturday when Mr. O'Neill was brought in to be arrested and charged with misappropriation, abuse of office and official corruption over the purchase of two generators from Israel worth millions of Kina in 2014.
When NBC News asked Mr. Namah at a news conference yesterday, why he was at the police stations when he was a complainant, the Opposition leader said he was there to show support to the former PM as a leader.
''Peter O'Neill is my brother and in situations like this, you know you have brothers who will be there to give moral support that's required.
''As to the complaint I have just released my statement, I am the person that made the complaint and if people from the National Fraud and Anti Corruption have acted on the complaint and have arrested Peter O'Neill, I am calling on them to arrest everyone that's involved in the process of procuring those generators from Israel, simple as that.
''Why holding Mr. Peter O'Neill, who was the person that did the final instrument if there was legality or illegality in the procurement of those generators, James Marape was the last person to say yes or no he should be equally held responsible,'' said Namah.
Prime Minister James Marape has said he will offer his statements as Witness of State, similar to what he's doing for the UBS loan Saga and that he will not use the office of PM to stop or encourage Police from doing their constitutional duties.
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The rumours arose after he was seen at the Boroko police station on Saturday when Mr. O'Neill was brought in to be arrested and charged with misappropriation, abuse of office and official corruption over the purchase of two generators from Israel worth millions of Kina in 2014.
When NBC News asked Mr. Namah at a news conference yesterday, why he was at the police stations when he was a complainant, the Opposition leader said he was there to show support to the former PM as a leader.''Peter O'Neill is my brother and in situations like this, you know you have brothers who will be there to give moral support that's required.
''As to the complaint I have just released my statement, I am the person that made the complaint and if people from the National Fraud and Anti Corruption have acted on the complaint and have arrested Peter O'Neill, I am calling on them to arrest everyone that's involved in the process of procuring those generators from Israel, simple as that.
''Why holding Mr. Peter O'Neill, who was the person that did the final instrument if there was legality or illegality in the procurement of those generators, James Marape was the last person to say yes or no he should be equally held responsible,'' said Namah.
Prime Minister James Marape has said he will offer his statements as Witness of State, similar to what he's doing for the UBS loan Saga and that he will not use the office of PM to stop or encourage Police from doing their constitutional duties.
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