Letters in brief

Double standards?:
An ex-minister who footnoted directions to divert project funds for another purpose outside the appropriation bill was sentenced to jail. Yet there are repeated cases by ministers, members of parliament and departmental heads who have either footnoted or diverted projects for other purposes but have not been prosecuted by police to date despite tons of complaints by whistleblowers. Is there double standards? Can the jailed ex-minister be compensated by the state for serving term for an accepted norm nowadays? Can the judiciary shed light in to this?

LG, Concerned Citizen

Make them accountable:
PRIME Minister James Marape as an insider is fully aware that corruption was rife in the People’s National Congress (PNC) led government by corrupting appointments of CEOs to control public funds and use them as money bags between contractors to run political agendas. It is an opportunity to replace them or make them account for their conduct.

Observer, NCD