PNG now has an executive dictatorship

IT is sad for those who oppose the controversial judiciary act, especially the students, NGOs and unions.
Despite opposition from various sectors,  Speaker Jeffery Nape certified the act, giving parliament the authority to suspend senior judges and officers who are perceived to be biased.
The act directly undermines the separation of powers among the three arms of government as enshrined in our Constitution.
This is ridiculous and utter nonsense. 
What we have now is an execu­tive dictatorship, with our MPs using parliamentary privileges and numbers to attack the judiciary and Constitution, which holds more than 800 tribes together.
I salute Enga Governor Peter Ipatas, SHP Governor Anderson Agiru, Ramu MP Ben Semri, opposition leader Dame Carol Kidu and her deputy Sam Abal for voting against the legislation.
But what about the rest of the  MPs?
Before the act was certified, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced that it would not be implemented before a thorough review, but he lied.
 Subsequently, the act was used to discipline two senior judges, who had ruled against the O’Neill-Namah regime.
The democratic state of PNG has been brought into an executive dictatorship where everything would be controlled by the executive government.
The judiciary would no longer be as effective as it used to be, if this law is allowed to remain.

Waimin Joe Lanao
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