Kramer investigated on allegations of cyber-bullying

National

By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK
ASSISTANT police commissioner Sylvester Kalaut has confirmed that Police Minister Bryan Kramer is being investigated on allegations of cyber bullying.
Kalaut said Kramer and other MPs in the Government and Opposition had been under investigation after police received complaints from people alleging various criminal offences against the leaders.
“Former Commissioner Gari Baki left Kramer’s files with me two weeks ago to investigate,” he said.
“As a police officer, I can investigate anyone, even the Police Minister.
“After all no one is above the law.”
Kalaut said he had briefed acting Police Commission Francis Tokura on the complaint against Kramer by Madang-based The National reporter Dorothy Mark on allegations of cyber-bullying.
“Also there is an ongoing court proceeding at the National Court in Madang on human rights by the complainant because police in Madang had refused to attend to her complaint,” Kalaut said.
“The complaint was registered at the Jomba police station occurrence book. However, it was allegedly erased on the direction of a senior police officer, thus denying the complainant’s rights of justice.”
Mark alleged that Kramer had accused her on social media of receiving about K3000 from former Madang MP Nixon Duban in 2016.
Kalaut said he would also be lodging another complaint against Kramer for posting allegations on Facebook “about me attempting to arrest him”.
Kalaut said he had sought a search warrant from the court to force telecommunication companies to retrieve postings on Facebook allegedly by Kramer.
Kalauta invited Kramer to come and discuss the matter with him and Tokura at police headquarters where he has an office.