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Monday, February 26, 2007

MOTI AFFAIR: Pressured Defence Minister disbands Moti inquiry probe

Islandsbusiness newss,
26/02/07

Mr Aini told reporters yesterday he was called out of the chamber of Parliament at around 10am and made to sign the instrument in front of Sir Michael and his lawyer Sumasi Singin.

The National/ Pacnews
Mon, 26 Feb 2007

PORT MORESBY, PNG ---- Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Minister Martin Aini was “pressured” to disband the Defence Board of Inquiry last Friday (23 Feb).

The National reports that on the same day, the inquiry’s lawyers recommended in their final submission that Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare should be charged for breaching PNG and international laws in ordering the removal of fugitive Julian Moti from PNG last October.

Mr Aini told reporters yesterday he was called out of the chamber of Parliament at around 10am and made to sign the instrument in front of Sir Michael and his lawyer Sumasi Singin.

He said he signed the instrument in the corridor in front of the Speaker’s Office, which he described as “a funny place’ to sign the instrument. When asked by reporters if he was forced to sign the instrument, he said: “Maybe not forced, but pressured.”

He said: “I had the prime minister standing there next to me, requesting me to sign the instrument. I had no other option,” he said, when asked if the presence of the prime minister was viewed as pressure for him to sign.

Sources told The National Mr Aini was almost sacked last Thursday night when cabinet waited for him to turn up at a midnight meeting to discuss the issue. He received a call the next day from the prime minister’s office telling him an instrument was being prepared for him to sign.

Mr Aini told reporters he was not involved in the formulation of the instrument, but was only asked to sign it. He said he was concerned about the timing of the move, and read through the instrument before signing it, satisfied that it bore the date Monday, Feb 28, which should read Wednesday, when the inquiry would formally end.

He said as far as he was concerned, the instrument he signed allowed him to complete the process of the inquiry, and he would implement the recommendations of the inquiry.

“Whatever the recommendations, I should be given time to implement them, to complete the whole process.”

Mr Aini said he did not want to sign an instrument which had the words “disband” because he did not want the inquiry disbanded and because he wanted to implement their findings.

He said the instrument he signed allowed the inquiry to complete its report and submit it to him. The signed instrument was not given to the minister or the board of inquiry.
Mr Aini said it was still with Mr Singin. He also admitted that there was another instrument (document) prepared earlier, which he had heard about but had not sighted.

Sources told The National that an earlier instrument was prepared seeking the minister to disband the membership of the inquiry but it is understood that the minister had refused to sign.

The move to get the minister to sign the instrument followed a failed attempt last week by lawyers representing the prime minister to get the inquiry to disband itself.

Meanwhile, when the inquiry board chairman Justice Gibbs Salika when contacted yesterday, said he, as chairman of the inquiry board, had yet to be served the legal instrument. He said until then, the inquiry was operating as normal, to complete its findings.

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