ECP to go by Govt plan

By SHEILA LASIBORI
ANY plans regarding the policing component of the Enhanced Cooperation Programme (ECP) will be guided by the National Government’s plan.
This was because of the Supreme Court ruling on the policing component as unconstitutional early last year.
Police Commissioner Gari Baki, who met with a team from Australia last week, said any plan by the Royal PNG Constabulary on the policing component of the ECP must be in line with that of the National Government’s planning on this component.
“There is no commitment. They (the team) only wanted to hear of our (RPNGC) position and I told them that I will be guided by the Government’s plan,” Mr Baki told The National.
The meeting between Mr Baki, in the company of his assistant commissioners, and the team comprising of representatives from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and AusAID were accompanied by acting Australian High Commissioner to PNG Ann Harrap.
The meeting was a part of the Government-directed review into the programme, as a result of the court ruling.
But the 10 advisers under the ECP have not arrived in the country, to date.
Mr Baki said they were welcome to come here.