Expats in ‘convenient marriages’ with Papua New Guineans to facilitate businesses, illegal activities

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Expats in ‘convenient marriages’ with Papua New Guineans to facilitate businesses, illegal activities

PORT MORESBY: Some expatriates are taking advantage of Papua New Guinean women by arranging “convenient marriages” with them to start businesses or engage in illegal activities.

Border commander Assistant Commissioner Peter Philip made the observation after Immigration and Citizenship Authority officers arrested an expatriate, identified only as Joshua, who told them that he was married to a Wewak woman while he conducted missionary work.

The news break was reported by The National:

Local women taken advantage of: Police

April 7, 2022The NationalMain Stories

By GEORGINA KOREI
SOME expatriates are taking advantage of local women by arranging “convenient marriages” with them to start businesses or engage in illegal activities.
Assistant Commissioner Police Border Command Peter Philip made the observation after officers from the Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) arrested an expatriate identified only as Joshua who told them that he was married to a woman from Wewak, East Sepik, while he conducted missionary work.
“There (are) no proper documents to identify his country of origin.
“But he claims that he (is) married to a local lady from Banak village in Wewak, East Coast,” he said.
ACP Philip said the mother of the woman should be arrested for harbouring Joshua.
“If the mother was (afraid), she should have reported the matter to the police in Wewak instead of providing shelter to Joshua,” he said.
“She cannot say that she was relieved after Joshua was taken away by the ICA team.”
ACP Philip said they should have reported the matter to police if they regarded Joshua as a “threat” to the community.
“They enjoyed having him around and providing shelter for him.
“This is very disappointing,” he said.
ACP Philip said the woman should have also reported Joshua to the police if she did not want to marry him.
“He has been living among the locals in Banak claiming that he is a miracle worker.
“Yet no one in the community told police about his strange actions,” he said.

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