Marat: GG was misled

By JEFFREY ELAPA
RABAUL MP Dr Allan Marat claims that a public servant had colluded with the secretary to the attorney-general to issue instructions to Government House this week.
He said the action was illegal.
He said state solicitor Daniel Pakarea colluded with the secretary for the Department of Attorney-General Dr Lawrence Kalinoe to issue instructions to governor-general.
He said they were officers who came under the attorney-general and they, as public servants, did not have any powers to advise the governor- general.
He said matters affecting the court became the responsibility of the state and that the minister advised Government House.
However, he said the governor-general wrongly accepted the advice because he did not receive any advice from the court.
He said only the NEC, parliament and the attorney-general could advise the governor-general.
He said the governor- general had been misled because he had not read section 89 of the Constitution which talked about the functions of the head of state.
He has been confused and therefore wrongly accepted the advice and told lies to the people of PNG and therefore he had been suspended.
Member for Mt Hagen William Duma, another lawyer, said that Governor General had allowed a coup to take place in PNG.
He said the GG also allowed rogue policemen to block Government House and therefore he was not fit to occupy the vice-regal seat.