Police hierarchy must stop brutalities

 ALLOW me to express my views on the recent incident that caused fear and catastrophe among Goroka residence over the death of a policeman.  

The death is unfortunate and I express my condolences to immediate family members of the decease. 

It is a great loss to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and to us, Eastern Highlanders.  

It is regrettable that the deceased was at the wrong place at the wrong time to face his fate.  

The lessons I learnt from this incident and others in the country is that every time when there is an incident of killing involving civil servants or related, first thing you hear from police officers when arriving on scene would be as I quote “let the law takes its course”. 

This is indeed correct and that is the protocol to ensure law and order prevail in any situations. 

However, my argument in relation this matter is that law enforcers are the ones caught in doing the opposite thing altogether. 

When civil servants are caught up in trouble, they preach about law to take its course and when policemen and women are caught in misfortune they turn to do the opposite thing. 

The recent incident in Goroka involving the policeman occurred outside of his duty hours. He was not on duty when he met his fate. 

Why then did the police mobilise and terrorise innocent settlers after the policeman was found dead?  Can’t they allow the law to take its course? 

The actions of policemen in uniforms with firearms terrorising innocent people is unwarranted and uncalled for. 

The Police Commissioner and PPC must come down hard on these officers. 

Charles

EHP