He said it was the responsibility of every citizen to ensure a free and safe election, including the security forces.
“We’ve always maintained going into election that we ensure a free, fair and safe election and it is the responsibility of every single Papua New Guinean,” he said.
Commissioner Manning added that police and other security forces do not run the election but are tasked to safeguard the electoral process.
“The deaths are unfortunate but they are very much an indication of how people respond during this campaign period.
