Sir Mekere writes to Ombudsman Commission and Fraud Squad seeking investigation into APEC
The Member for Moresby North-West and former Prime Minister, Sir Mekere Morauta, has written to the Ombudsman Commission and Fraud Squad calling for inquiries into the APEC luxury cars scandal. “Enough public information, gathered by myself and others, is now available to justify high-level investigations into the spending by the Prime Minister, Mr Peter O’Neill, the APEC Minister, Mr Justin Tkatchenko, and the APEC Authority CEO, Mr Christopher Hawkins,” he said. “This infor
Letter to Ombudsman Commission and Fraud Squad seeking inquiry into APEC scams
Mr Michael Dick Chief Superintendent Matthew Damaru Chief Ombudsman OIC National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate Ombudsman Commission of Papua New Guinea Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary PO Box 1831 Port Moresby PO Box 85 Konedobu OCTOBER 25 2018
By Hand I am writing to expre
Journalist’s research exposes O’Neill/Temu drugs deception
Research conducted by prominent TV journalist and blogger Scott Waide has revealed that medical supply claims by Health and HIV-AIDS Minister Sir Puka Temu are false and misleading. Mr Waide’s research, conducted during the past week and published during a Facebook Live session on Thursday afternoon, demonstrated conclusively that there is a critical shortage of medicine and other medical supplies across the nation. “Mr Waide’s work proves what we all knew in our hearts – tha
500 cars procured by APEC in free-for-all
APEC Authority documents show that at least 500 vehicles have been procured by the O’Neill Government for APEC, many of them Land Cruisers and Prados similar in luxury to the Bentleys, Maseratis and Mahindras. “The astonishing total indicates that a free-for-all of greed is taking place under the guise of APEC,” Sir Mekere Morauta, Member for Moresby North-West said today. “Many of them have been claimed by the Prime Minister, the APEC Minister and top APEC Authority official
APEC Bentleys bought through controversial Borneo Pacific drug company
APEC Authority documents reveal that the K2.3 million purchase of three super-luxury Bentleys for the Prime Minister, APEC Minister and others was carried out through the Malaysian medical supplies company Borneo Pacific. An invoice for the cars sent to APEC Authority CEO Christopher Hawkins comes from South Pacific Ventures of Kuala Lumpur, which describes itself as a business consultancy and health services provider in PNG. Borneo Pacific and SPV are both controlled by a Ma
PM, Tkatchenko should start telling the truth on APEC car scams
It is time for the Prime Minister and APEC Minister to start telling the truth about the APEC luxury cars scam and other APEC spending, the Member for Moresby North-West, Sir Mekere Morauta, said this morning. “What we have got so far is half-truths, distortions and contradictions that amount to a cover up of their use of APEC as a money rain scheme and vehicle to divert money for other purposes,” he said. “Two half-truths don’t make a fact.” “I am now hearing that the illeg
Sir Mekere calls for inquiry into APEC scams
The Member for Moresby North-West, Sir Mekere Morauta, today called for a full independent inquiry into government spending on APEC, the behavior of the APEC Authority including the letting of contracts, and the cost to the nation of holding the event. “Over the past few days, with the revelations about the importation of luxury Maserati cars by the APEC Authority, it has become clear that corruption surrounding APEC is out of control,” he said. “We need to get to the bottom
Sir Mekere supports national stop-work
The Member for Moresby North-West, Sir Mekere Morauta, supports a call for a nation-wide strike this coming Thursday and Friday, in protest at continuing corruption by and within the O’Neill Government. “Astonishing revelations in the last couple of days about the crooked contract to buy luxury Maserati cars for APEC, and then secretly sell them to private sector cronies, is the last straw,” he said this evening. “People are right to be disgusted by the information that is no
Is Oil Search the Government’s cash cow?
The Member for Moresby North-West, Sir Mekere Morauta, said today that very serious stories were circulating involving Oil Search paying Moran landowners K35 million owed to them by the Government to stop the landowners from shutting down the oil wells during the APEC summit, as they had threatened. “I hope these stories are not true,” he said. “But if they are, they confirm that: 1. The Government is bankrupt; and 2. Oil Search has become the cash cow for the O’Neill Governm