Kalinoe: Law and justice services poor

SERVICE delivery has been difficult in Papua New Guinea due to corruption in all sectors.
Secretary for Department of Justice and Attorney-General Lawrence Kalinoe said this when addressing the 2010 PNG Law and Justice Sector governance forum on Monday.
He spoke on some of the governance issues hindering service delivery in the law and justice sector.
“Some systems in some of the provinces are not working well; village court services are not fully recognised, police in rural areas are not operating well and one of the places I witnessed was in Ambunti,” he said.
Kalinoe said as a citizen there was a lot of work to be done.
“We have to solve these issues satisfactorily, because we, the Law and Justice Sector, are appropriately placed in solving the issue of corruption because it is to do with perception,” he added.
He also urged the media to develop investigative journalism “when it comes to reporting sensitive” issues such as corruption.
In doing so, instances of fraud and corruption would be minimised.
Kalinoe urged chief executive officers of relevant agencies to  ensure issues of leadership in the sector and  that national coordination mechanism meetings were first priority as it was the decision-making body.
“We have systems in place and we must take interest in and implement regulatory bodies,” he said.