Police, CS admit probe slow

POLICE and the Correctional Services have admitted that their separate investigations into the rampage in Parliament by officers in November are slow.
Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Operations David Manning said theirs was slow because some officers involved in the investigation, and suspects, were on holidays.
Acting CS Commissioner Stephen Pokanis said they were slow because they wanted to be thorough in their investigation.
The investigation was into an incident on Nov 20 last year in Port Moresby when some police and prison officers stormed into Parliament and damage properties. They were protesting the late payment of their allowances for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit security operation duties.
Manning said they had collected 100 statements from witnesses.
“But we slowed down a bit because most of the officers (detectives and suspects) had gone for the festive period holidays,” he said.
“We will continue once they resume duties. We will arrest the suspects involved in damaging Parliament.”
Manning said they had already arrested 12 officers accused of stealing water dispensers from the Sir John Guise stadium.
Pokanis said they were still conducting their own internal investigation.
“Right now the pace taken by the investigating team led by
Deputy Commissioner for Operation Dennis Biandi is tedious,” he said.
“But once the investigations are done, I will provide a full report on the actions that will be taken.”
Pokanis said around 300 warders were being investigated.