NCD police evict settlers on court order

**Settlers removing remains of their houses during the eviction. – Nationalpics by NICKY BERNARD**

By MAX KILIWA
POLICE evicted a group of squatter settlers living on a piece of land in Port Moresby on Friday, saying they were only complying with a court order.
Assistant police commissioner Anthony Wagambie Jr, who heads the National Capital District and Central command, said they were only carrying out their duty as per the court order, and any aggrieved party should challenge the eviction in court.
“Disobeying a court order can amount to contempt on the part of the police as well. Therefore the police (had to) enforce the order,” Wagambie said.

**A group of settlers had been living on four allotments in Boroko belonging to Blue Grass Limited. – Nationalpics by NICKY BERNARD**

The squatters had been living on four allotments in Boroko belonging to Blue Grass Limited.
Blue Grass Limited obtained an eviction order from the National Court on Nov 25 last year, which was challenged by the squatters who sought a stay order on the eviction.
But their application for a stay order was on their eviction was dismissed by the National Court recently.
It gave the squatters a week to leave the property.
Police enforced the eviction order on Friday.