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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 regions and villages. Those who are fully vaccinated will still be allowed to travel, and some domes...

David Manning, PNG's 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 Manning's 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 cease to be commissioner as of today. But the government has appealed the ruling at the Supreme Court ...