RELATIVES of senior magistrate Ivo Cappo said yesterday they have handed five petitions to the Government and others and expect a “hopeful” outcome tomorrow.
Mr Godfrey Waip, who described himself as the deputy chairman of the relatives committee, said they hand-delivered the five petitions.
He said one petition addressed to Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare was received by Chief Secretary Isaac Lupari but The National was unable to confirm this yesterday.
The petition demands a K5 million compensation from the Government over Cappo’s death at Ela Beach in Port Moresby on Oct 20, allegedly caused by some West Papuans and a police constable (see separate story).
Four petitions demanding K2 million each were addressed to the National Capital District Commission (NCDC), the West Papuan community implicated in the killing, the UN High Commission for Refugees and the Indonesian government.
The relatives were claiming that they did not act, in one way or another, to deal with the West Papuan issue.
All five parties have been given a week to respond.
Meanwhile, the funeral service will be held at 1.30pm at the AOG Church in Gordons today.
Relatives said Cappo’s remains would not be repatriated to his home province until they received a response to the five petitions.