PNG Police Minister urged to provide updates on High Profile Cases
PNG Police Minister and Madang’s Open member Bryan Kramer could not provide proper update of the 40 high profile cases police are investigating.
In parliament ,Member for Port Moresby North East John Kaupa asked Mr Kramer to provide an update into the cases.
Mr Kramer when responding said a briefing he received from the police commissioner last year revealed that from the 40 said cases only 20 are being looked into by police investigators.
He said the other 20 were struck out because of a lack of strong evidence.
Kramer said the complaints went through a vetting process where evidence, documentation and statements and other material of support must be established before a case is made.
He added that police investigators have to follow processes which take time and effort and it is an ongoing issue.
“ some cases they need to bring in witnesses but if the witnesses don’t cooperate then there is no evidence, in other cases they file for search warrants for bank institutions and if the bank institutions delay the search then it is would be hard to get evidence. Easy to make an arrest as some members have wrongfully arrests. If there is evidence the matter goes to court and it get prosecuted otherwise the state gets held liable” said Mr Kramer.
He says thorough investigations take time and do not happen overnight or within a week of reporting the complaint.
Kramer said there have been some cases there were politically motivated with no evidence and some cases had evidence but the police prosecutors don’t bring it to court.
He also said there’s more arrest of high profile cases than the last 5 years
Statement/FM100/PNG Today
next : PNG Parliament amends Oil, Gas and Mining Acts
 |
| PNG Police Minister Bryan Kramer |
Mr Kramer when responding said a briefing he received from the police commissioner last year revealed that from the 40 said cases only 20 are being looked into by police investigators.
He said the other 20 were struck out because of a lack of strong evidence.
Kramer said the complaints went through a vetting process where evidence, documentation and statements and other material of support must be established before a case is made.
He added that police investigators have to follow processes which take time and effort and it is an ongoing issue.
“ some cases they need to bring in witnesses but if the witnesses don’t cooperate then there is no evidence, in other cases they file for search warrants for bank institutions and if the bank institutions delay the search then it is would be hard to get evidence. Easy to make an arrest as some members have wrongfully arrests. If there is evidence the matter goes to court and it get prosecuted otherwise the state gets held liable” said Mr Kramer.
He says thorough investigations take time and do not happen overnight or within a week of reporting the complaint.
Kramer said there have been some cases there were politically motivated with no evidence and some cases had evidence but the police prosecutors don’t bring it to court.
He also said there’s more arrest of high profile cases than the last 5 years
Statement/FM100/PNG Today
next : PNG Parliament amends Oil, Gas and Mining Acts
Post a Comment