NCD police top bad cop record

ABOUT 75 per cent of complaints received by the police internal affairs directorate are criminal and abusive behaviour from National Capital District police.
State of Emergency Controller and Police Commissioner David Manning said: “A Joint Investigations Task Force Team has been set up to investigate several major allegations in the NCD.
“The biggest challenge for us remains funding to sustain the operations of both security and health personnels around the country.
“I am confident that with the recent allocation of funding we can sustain our operations going forward.”
Comm Manning said he received a report of three banana boats loaded with people and cargo from Jayapura crossing into Warapu village in Aitape (WSP) on May 12.
The boats then departed Warapu for Jayapura after unloading their cargo.
“While advising our people not to cross the border because of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, our people continue to cross back and forth for various trade, including vanilla which has increased in demand to about K2,000 per kilogramme,” he said.
“We are boosting our awareness campaigns within the border areas in light of the increased border crossings.”
Comm Manning said the Vanimo quarantine facility was open and ready for 16 PNG prisoners coming from Indonesia.
He said that again would occur when funds permitted.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Highlands Eastern End Nema Mondia urged the public to report police brutality so that officers involved could be held responsible through the internal investigation unit (IIU).
“I do not have any complaints of police brutality (during Covid-19) at the moment but if any person who is hiding or keeping silent from brutality he or she should lay formal complaints so that the officer or unit involved can be dealt with,” ACP Mondia said.
“Police must not treat people as enemies, likewise the public must not treat police as dangerous, we need each other towards creating a safe community for us all to live,” he said.
Deputy ACP Eastern End Joseph Tondop said if people could not come to lay their complaints, they could write in.
Deputy ACP Tondop said police brutality had become a major concern within the constabulary and this could be a warning to the officers.
“We are here to help and you have it: Make it your responsibility to report to us,” he said.