Forest inquiry call
7/7/08
The Government has been urged to set up a commission of inquiry into the forest sector.
The call was made yesterday by Lae community leader and businessman Fred Wak following the revelation that earnings from log exports were diverted into a secret account at a bank in Singapore which had accumulated to K145 million. Mr Wak said this was a lot of money and the Government must take immediate action to clarify the report, deal with the MP and the logging companies concerned and recover the peoples’ money, if the account was true. “It seems that the Government is on one hand enacting laws and setting up high profile investigations into issues of maladministration, mismanagement and misappropriation of funds to ensure accountability and transparency. “On the other hand, it seems the Government is hellbent on harbouring corrupt leaders in its rank and file,” he said.
See: http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20080708/tuhome.htm
Tags: Environment, PNG