Boycotting students at the University of Papua New Guinea have threatened a mass withdrawal if the Prime Minister’s office and the Police Commissioner do not respond positively to their petition.
“Since the students are willing to bet their education on this issue, we call for the civil society and general public to support us,” SRC member Emelda Arabagali told Loop PNG this evening.
“Our stance is not to change the Government or tell the Prime Minister to resign. We’re simply asking him to respect the integrity of the office and step aside to allow for questioning.
“As a citizen of this country, he is bound by the laws of this land. No one is above the law,” said the SRC representative.
“We are also calling for Police Commissioner Gari Baki to comply with the Court’s ruling to reinstate Matthew Damaru and the fraud squad. This is so that they can do their job.”
The University of Papua New Guinea is into its second day of boycotting classes, despite the university senate’s advice to resume.
“The students have decided themselves to continue boycotting classes,” Arabagali stated. The PNG University of Technology and the University of Natural Resources and Environment have also joined the fight as well.
