LINO TOM: LAW AND ORDER ISSUES

LAW AND ORDER ISSUES - DR LINO TOM

It is very regretful that trouble had to start again yesterday and the loss of unfortunate lives (9 unfortunate lives).

I have raised this issue at the highest possible level at NEC. The NEC has approved to declare Enga, SHP and Hela ’Fighting Zones’. This declaration would mean more security personnel would be deployed with special orders to curb this rising lawlessness and tribal fights spilling from KA into Wabag. After yesterday, I did follow up again and was given assurances by the Internal Security and Defense Ministers and the PM that this will be looked at.

I have pledged K1 mil to this security operations from our DDA. I am trying my best to talk to both sides in support of the ‘Peace Process’ initiated by our Provincial Administrator and his team.

I hope the Security Personnel would stop from being ‘Peace Mediators’ and become the Law Enforcement Officers they’re supposed to be. All of us are really frustrated and also very sad seeing innocent women, children and men slaughtered everywhere.

My sincere condolences to the Piauo and Kamanuan clans who lost their loved ones yesterday. I will spend today with the Provincial Peace mediation team to see what more we leaders could do to help curb this melee that is spilling over into Wabag now from Kompiam Ambum.