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Crime rate still high in NCD
WALIN Tambuak’s claim that crime in
Port Moresby has dropped is a far cry from the truth.
Crime in the NCD has always been high.
The reporting system is not in place and therefore the statistics
we get are not accurate.
The same also applies to the police success in resolving cases and
measures taken to reduce crime.
Serious crimes are committed in the city every week but many go
unreported owing to police efficiency.
Leadership in the police force is poor and morale low.
The situation is not new but the police management has failed to
adequately address it because senior officers are either busy,
lining their pockets through corrupt means or playing politics.
Inevitably, the conduct of the senior officers trickle down to the
rank and file.
Tambuak’s assertion that junior officers such as Insp Fred Tundu,
Insp John Paumbari, Insp Steven Kapera and Insp Vincent Pokas have
done a lot in dealing with the city’s crime problems leaves at a
lot to be desired.
They were heavily involved in the internal politics instead of
their policing duties.
They should be replaced by police officers who are more committed
to the force and are disciplined.
Commissioner Gari Baki did right by transferring them to
Bougainville and Eastern Highlands and should stick to the
decision.
AH
Port Moresby
 
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