Circumventing a dodgy process

I enjoyed your editorial “An extraordinary response to critics” (June 9).
It was sickening to read that because of the US$800 million invested by MCC in Ramu, it was now necessary for the Environment Act to be passed to protect that investment.
By pre-empting the judiciary, the government is sending signals that it is not confident due processes were followed in the issuing of environmental permits to MCC.
If due processes were followed and the physical and scientific ramifications of dumping in the Basumuk Bay were considered before environmental permits were issued, this would be the findings of our independent judiciary.
However, if the government is scared the courts would uncover irregularities in the processes involved in the granting of permits, it defies belief that it could legalise this dodgy process via an act of Parliament.

Daniel Hasimani
Wau