This negligence of discipline has occurred from a lack of command and control over time.
NCD Metropolitan Police Commander Ben Turi says that the serious gap in discipline and command over the past 8 to 10 years in the Port Moresby has seen no commander carrying out disciplinary actions on police officers of questionable conduct.
Turi says this has seen over time developed an environment of negligence which is a major challenge for his command.
He says that any commander must be ready to discipline his own staff because that if they cannot do this, it will be difficult for them to discipline others under their command.
He says that this has led to many serous cover-ups of major cases ranging from murder to rape which he is now now exposing.
However, Turi says otherwise the good, honest and hard working officers on hand are doing their best despite the need for additional manpower as well as logistics support to help them in their work.
He says there is a real need to deal with the issue of accommodation which is a main issue faced by police, not only in Port Moresby but in other centers as well.