A senior public servant from the Manus Provincial Administration has been arrested and charged for Abuse of office and Official Corruption.
Paso Pohei, the Deputy Administrator for Economic and Technical Service in the Manus Provincial Administration was arrested by members of the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate in Manus on Wednesday.
The 55-year old from Buyang village in the Tetidu LLG was arrested following complaints from the provincial administration to police.
Pohei was later released on K1,000 police bail. He is expected to appear at the Lorengau Committal Court next week Wednesday.
He was arrested and charged with two counts of abuse of office and official corruption under the Criminal Code Act.
It is alleged he misused K100,000 in the month of April of 2013. The monies were given by the National Government to support Fisheries activities in the province.
Manus Acting Provincial Police Commander Senior Inspector David Yapu said other officers are also implicated in the allegations.
They will also be brought in for questioning at the Lorengau Police station after the Easter Long weekend. More arrests are expected.