Comments on: Landowners demand for US$40 mil in Singapore http://themelanesian.org/2008/08/15/landowners-demand-for-us40m-in-singapore/ a community of critics committed to putting people first Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dillon Kujawa http://themelanesian.org/2008/08/15/landowners-demand-for-us40m-in-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 Dillon Kujawa Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:19:25 +0000 http://themelanesian.org/?p=28#comment-1723 I'm curious to find out what blog platform you happen to be utilizing? I'm having some small security problems with my latest blog and I would like to find something more secure. Do you have any recommendations? I’m curious to find out what blog platform you happen to be utilizing? I’m having some small security problems with my latest blog and I would like to find something more secure. Do you have any recommendations?

]]> By: Dorothy Tekwie http://themelanesian.org/2008/08/15/landowners-demand-for-us40m-in-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Dorothy Tekwie Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:28:43 +0000 http://themelanesian.org/?p=28#comment-24 I believe the documents have also been given to the new unit established recently to investigate Fraud and Money Laundering in the Police Department. Lets pray that even if the Ombudsman Commission could not investigate beyond its jurisdictions, the Police would be able to hand this over to Interpol and request Interpol's assistance to investigate this international crime against people of PNG. We ask that PNG Police move on with this investigation and tell the people of PNG who those Ministers are. I believe the documents have also been given to the new unit established recently to investigate Fraud and Money Laundering in the Police Department. Lets pray that even if the Ombudsman Commission could not investigate beyond its jurisdictions, the Police would be able to hand this over to Interpol and request Interpol’s assistance to investigate this international crime against people of PNG.

We ask that PNG Police move on with this investigation and tell the people of PNG who those Ministers are.

]]> By: Andrew Moutu http://themelanesian.org/2008/08/15/landowners-demand-for-us40m-in-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Andrew Moutu Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:04:42 +0000 http://themelanesian.org/?p=28#comment-22 The Prime Minister's silence about the news of this secret bank account in Singapore is serious. The eloquence of silence is powerful enough to create its own interpretations! The days after the news of this secret account came out in the Post Courier, politicians rubbished and accused the paper of spreading mischievous lies and unfounded rumours. But the Post Courier was bold and has since moved to provide supporting documents to the Ombudsman Commission to investigate this account and bring those politicians into the light and scrutiny of the leadership code. An issue that the investigation is likely to highlight is the professional capacity of the Ombudsman Commission to investigate and prosecute this case. Is the Ombudsman Commission capacitated (with qualified lawyers, accountants and bankers) to handle international fraud? On the other hand if the money in that account is found to be coming in from alleged logging operators in the country, what legal steps can the Ombudsman Commission take within the limits of its jurisdictions? The Prime Minister’s silence about the news of this secret bank account in Singapore is serious. The eloquence of silence is powerful enough to create its own interpretations! The days after the news of this secret account came out in the Post Courier, politicians rubbished and accused the paper of spreading mischievous lies and unfounded rumours. But the Post Courier was bold and has since moved to provide supporting documents to the Ombudsman Commission to investigate this account and bring those politicians into the light and scrutiny of the leadership code.

An issue that the investigation is likely to highlight is the professional capacity of the Ombudsman Commission to investigate and prosecute this case. Is the Ombudsman Commission capacitated (with qualified lawyers, accountants and bankers) to handle international fraud? On the other hand if the money in that account is found to be coming in from alleged logging operators in the country, what legal steps can the Ombudsman Commission take within the limits of its jurisdictions?

]]> By: Dorothy Tekwie http://themelanesian.org/2008/08/15/landowners-demand-for-us40m-in-singapore/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Dorothy Tekwie Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:42:31 +0000 http://themelanesian.org/?p=28#comment-21 The Government's silences over this issue is getting 'deapening' to the extend that citizens are prepared to issue threats in an attempt to get some reasonable explanations on these allegation of possible fraud involving forest resource owners money. We all join the Vailala/Kikori landowners to request that the Government give us some information on this allegation made in the media of this US$40.m. The Prime Minister's silences is not a responsible approach. He has the obligation as head of a responsible Government to tell his people the truth, nothing but the truth. Then we have his two Ministers, the former Forest Minister and now Finance and Treasury Minister and the current Forest Minister, both also have to be accountable to us their people. We as resource owners have a right to know what is happening to "our money" now growing in a Singapore account and there is fear that this money may have been transfered to another neighboring country. Let us believe in the new Chief Ombudsman that he will make this his first assignment to investigate not that he has received the documents from the media organization that broke the story. It is our duty as citizens to see and end to fraud and corruption. The Government’s silences over this issue is getting ‘deapening’ to the extend that citizens are prepared to issue threats in an attempt to get some reasonable explanations on these allegation of possible fraud involving forest resource owners money.

We all join the Vailala/Kikori landowners to request that the Government give us some information on this allegation made in the media of this US$40.m.

The Prime Minister’s silences is not a responsible approach. He has the obligation as head of a responsible Government to tell his people the truth, nothing but the truth.

Then we have his two Ministers, the former Forest Minister and now Finance and Treasury Minister and the current Forest Minister, both also have to be accountable to us their people.

We as resource owners have a right to know what is happening to “our money” now growing in a Singapore account and there is fear that this money may have been transfered to another neighboring country.

Let us believe in the new Chief Ombudsman that he will make this his first assignment to investigate not that he has received the documents from the media organization that broke the story.

It is our duty as citizens to see and end to fraud and corruption.

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