Mathew Damaru

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The director of the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate (NFACD) was served his suspension notice on Saturday at his home.

Damaru’s lawyer filed an urgent ex parte court hearing yesterday arguing that the suspension was of urgency.

Today in Court, plaintiff’s lawyer Gregory Egan argued that the suspension is a threatening action and asked the Court to use its powers to stay the suspension by restraining defendants, ACP Crimes Victor Isouve and Police Commissioner Gari Baki.

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Court stays Damaru's suspension

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The National Court in Port Moresby in few minutes ago, stayed the suspension of Fraud Squad Director Mattew Damaru.

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Court stays Damaru's suspension

Police Commissioner Gari Baki suspended Damaru last weekend (Saturday).

Polye asks Baki to lift fraud director’s suspension

In a media conference today, Polye said Baki utterly failed our people and demeaned the office of the prime minister.

He urged Baki to let the National Fraud and Anti-Corruption Directorate complete its work and not interfere through political dealings.

Baki said he suspended Damaru because he wanted to assume command and control of an erratic directorate. He said the directorate was out of control.

He also suspended the immediate staff for their continuous defiance of administrative direction, which amounts to insubordination.

Police Union: Gitua and Damaru internal case

Union President Lowa Tambua says that the case of Mathew Damaru and Timothy Gitua were more along the lines of being an internal administrative matter.

He outlined that in the past during the previous tenure of commissioners like Tom Kulunga, Geoffrey Vaki and Gari Baki  the union has been vocal over what they see as political interference.

Tambua reiterated that constant and continual political manoeuvring is detrimental to the welfare and employment conditions of police which is the very thing that the union is in place to fight for.