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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

SOGAVARE STANDS BY STATEMENTS ON RAMSI

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Deli Oso/PM Press Secretary

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has rebuked the Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition Group over accusations that the Prime Minister was attempting to tarnish the image of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI).
Opposition Leader, Fred Fono claimed in the media that Mr Sogavare’s accusations on prostitution, traffic accidents and war relic removal against RAMSI were frivolous and were nothing than just an attempt to taint RAMSI.
But responding to Mr Fono’s claim, Mr Sogavare said his statements in the recent sitting of Parliament about the involvement of RAMSI personnel in prostitution, traffic accidents and war relic removal were made for the purpose of highlighting the discrepancies associated with the intervention programme.
“It must be clearly noted that the information I presented during the last parliament session was not issued for the purpose of undermining RAMSI or to tarnish their image but rather to highlight some of the discrepancies associated with the programme based on evidence presented to me by members of the public,” the Prime Minister stated.
The Prime Minister said what he and his administration had been expressing for sometime about the operations of RAMSI, was the need for a greater degree of accountability.
“Is the government expected to uphold transparency and the principles of good governance whilst those who are tasked to reinforce such efforts continue to blatantly mislead us and can RAMSI truly be faultless and without blemish to the extent that whatever is presented on their behalf should be considered gospel?” Mr Sogavare asked.
He said these were the questions that the Leader of the Opposition needed to ask himself to properly determine the truth behind what was being presented by RAMSI’s public media campaign before counteracting the concerns he raised in parliament.
Prime Minister Sogavare revealed that the statements made by the Special Coordinator of RAMSI, Tim George on the mystery six box allegations were contradictory to the findings of a recent investigation into the matter.
He said Mr George claimed that the boxes were part of a joint routine sea and air rescue exercise between RAMSI and the Solomon Islands Government authorities in December 2005. However, independent eyewitness reports confirmed a quantity of boxes were airlifted at the sea off GBR in August 2005.
On the prostitution allegations, the Prime Minister revealed that the statements he made in parliament were based on a number of letters written to him by women who themselves had been involved in prostitution with RAMSI personnel both directly and indirectly.
Mr Sogavare said however due to certain nuances relevant to the local cultures, it was difficult to fully expose the details and this was why formal investigations could not be carried out.
“Because of our culture and custom these women cannot risk exposing themselves because of the shame, embarrassment and anger they will bring upon themselves and their families should their stories become public,” Prime Minister Sogavare said.
As for the traffic accident allegations, the Prime Minister said police have confirmed there were a number of serious traffic accidents involving RAMSI personnel.
He said the incidents resulted in severe injuries and irreparable vehicle damages although there were no deaths recorded.
Mr Sogavare said despite the misunderstandings on his statements in parliament, his executive government was keen to enhance its cooperation with RAMSI on the basis that the mission worked harder to compliment and support government policy initiatives and abide by its objectives rather than working as an independent authority.

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