PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Prime Minister called on Ombudsman not to impede work of government

In a meeting with the Ombudsman Commission, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said the executive branch supported independent investigations into government decisions but also pointed out that those investigations must not go against the nation’s overall interest.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has called on the Ombudsman Commission not to impede the work of the executive government.

The Prime Minister met with Chief Ombudsman Rigo Lua and officers of the commission on Thursday, during which he stressed the government’s support of their independent investigations into decisions of the Executive Government. But he pointed out that those investigations must not impede its work or go against the nation’s overall interest.

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Source: Pacific Islands News Association