Workshop discusses policing, prosecution of cases

A THREE-DAY police workshop is currently underway in Port Moresby as police investigators across the country discuss policing and prosecution of cases.
Police Commissioner David Manning when opening the workshop, told the officers that investigating and prosecuting a case in the country needed to be a challenge taken up by officers and finished when there was a conviction in court.
Provincial police commanders (PPCs) who accompanied their criminal investigation division (CID) teams to Port Moresby were reminded of their roles as commanders of policing in the 22 provinces.
“The measure of the Royal PNG Constabulary is how you all perform and how well you manage the men and women under you,” Manning said.
“This is not an exercise to point fingers at each other but is an exercise of what should be done and to have a balanced decision to make things better.”
AFP commander Amanda Cates reminded the investigators to take ownership of their case and look at what went wrong when a case was thrown out.
“If you fail in court, ask why?” she said.
“Do not just leave it there and say it is not my fault, take ownership, it’s essential you look at the victim and say I will do the best for that person and you take your oath seriously and you serve the community.”
Deputy Comm of Police Operations Donald Yamasombi reminded the officers that investigations needed to be conducted thoroughly and cases prosecuted.
“All investigations conducted and all cases prosecuted in court are done properly, if there are any failures, have it rectified before it goes to court,” he said.
“So PPCs have some interest in what your investigators are doing.