Papua New Guinea denies assault in Solomon Islands

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Papua New Guinea denies assault in Solomon Islands

PORT MORESBY: Police Comm David Manning has refuted serious allegations made against Papua New Guinea (PNG) police and Correctional Service members deployed to the Solomon Islands to help in the peacekeeping mission.

He said PNG contingent members to the Solomon Islands had acted properly and within the confines of the law.

Allegations were raised on social media that a PNG Defence Force personnel allegedly forced entry into a house and assaulted a man in front of his wife and daughter.

“First of all, the PNG Defence Force is not part of the contingent deployed to Solomon Islands.

“Secondly, at no time did any of the PNG contingent assault anyone in Honiara,” he added.

The news break was published by The National:

Manning refutes assault in SI

February 10, 2022The NationalMain Stories

POLICE Commissioner David Manning has refuted serious allegations made against members of the PNG Police and Correctional Service deployed to the Solomon Islands to help in the peace-keeping mission.
Allegations were raised on social media that a PNG Defence Force personnel allegedly forced entry into a home and assaulted a man in the presence of his wife and daughter.
“First of all, the PNG Defence Force is not part of the PNG contingent deployed to the Solomon Islands,” Manning said.
“Secondly, at no time did any of the member of the PNG contingent assault any member of the public in Honiara.
“I am aware of two separate incidents where two men were detained by members of the PNG contingent and taken to the Henderson Police Station in Honiara for questioning and charging.”
According to reports the commissioner received from head of the PNG contingent to the Solomon Islands, assistant commissioner Perou N’Dranou, one of the two suspects identified as John Natei, was accused of using offending and obscene language against members of the PNG contingent.
Natei accused the PNG contingent of bringing Coronavirus (Covid-19) into the Solomon Islands.
The other, a pastor named Maxwell Filei, was accused of posting defamatory and false information about the PNG contingent on social media aimed at breaching the peace.
Filei posted on Facebook that PNG contingent members were indulging in liquor and womanising.
“I have been reassured by assistant commissioner N’Dranou that members of the PNG contingent have conducted themselves professionally at all times,” Manning said.
“The post by the pastor was not only defamatory but had the potential to breach what is already a fragile situation on the island.”
Both suspects were taken in on Monday for interview by the Royal Solomon Islands Police.
Natei was arrested and charged for using insulting words and spreading false rumours.
He is out on bail and will appear in court on Feb 28.
The pastor was arrested for spreading defamatory and false information in the media, with the intention to provoke the breach of peace.
However, on Tuesday the pastor and a delegation from his church apologised to members of the PNG contingent.
“Both incidents are serious matters of concern that have attracted negative comments from the general public in the Solomon Islands, hence the course of action we have taken.”

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