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Papua New Guinea's police commissioner says a man allegedly involved in the kidnapping of 17 girls earlier this year has been arrested.

The family of a Papua New Guinea policeman, along with other police families, are demanding the government take action to rein in lawlessness in Hela Province.

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Air Niugini, Papua New Guinea Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades PNG is struggling with widespread community transmission of the virus, with over 17,000 confirmed cases and climbing. Police commissioner and pandemic controller David Manning yesterday placed strict limits on who can travel by air between provinces, at the same time as revoking a number of other edicts that were recently issued. Much of PNG is not interconnected with highways, so people are dependant on air travel between to reach many ...

David Manning, PNGs State of Emergency Controller and Police Commissioner. Photo: PNG PM Media Last week, the national court ruled that there was an error in his appointment by the Public Services Commission which overlooked Mr Mannings lack of a required tertiary qualification. The decision followed judicial review proceedings filed by senior police officers Sylvester Kalaut* and Fred Yakasa challenging the 2019 appointment by the National Executive Council. The court ruled that he would ceas...

David Manning, PNGs State of Emergency Controller and Police Commissioner. Photo: PNG PM Media The appointment of Manning was ruled unlawful by Justice David Canning on Friday. In a statement, Onglo said the Marape-led Government respected the decision of the National Court and would do its utmost best to comply with all and any orders issued. The minister also appealed to all members of the public and the constabulary to respect the decision of the court. The court ruling said there was an er...