Discharging a firearm

Policeman fined for unlawfully discharging firearm

Constable Walter Paijo attached to the Laloki Police Post was convicted by the Boroko District Court on February 11, 2019.

On December 2018, Constable Walter Paijo unlawfully discharged a high powered rifle at the Ilimo Elementary School, on the outskirts of Port Moresby.

A complaint was lodged with the Policing the Police Task Force Team (PPTFT) and he was arrested and charged under Section 59(2) of the Firearms Act Chapter 310.