Police Brutality

Dr Berry, a Resident Medical Officer (RMO) attached to the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Services, was attacked by drunken policemen without any form of reasoning. This was around 9.30-10pm on Wednesday, May 31.

As of 3pm last Wednesday (June 7), the National Doctors Association gave the RPNGC 48 hours to deal with the perpetrators. If no favourable response was received by Friday, June 9, at 3pm, then about 145 doctors based in POM and NCD will stand down from duty.

However, NDA secretary, Dr Sam Yockopua, said doctors will return to work.

This was the question that police officers asked before they started assaulting Dr Newman Berry, a Resident Medical Officer (RMO) attached to the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Services at the Port Moresby General Hospital.

The 28-year-old Engan doctor told Loop PNG that he was returning from Tokarara, after dropping his sister off, when he noticed a police roadblock at the Hohola 4 peak. This was around 9.30-10pm on Wednesday, May 31.

Dr Newman Berry, a Resident Medical Officer (RMO) attached to the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Services, was allegedly attacked by drunken policemen last Wednesday night, without any form of reasoning.

The National Doctors Association is now demanding that the Royal PNG Constabulary immediately identify, charge and dismiss the perpetrators. If this demand is not met within 48 hours, all NDA members in Port Moresby/NCD will stand down from duty.

“Doctors will cover for dire emergencies only during this time,” says NDA president Dr James Naipao.

This pertains to the alleged attack on a residential medical officer (RMO) from the Port Moresby General Hospital on Wednesday night.

Dr Newman Berry, an RMO at the Gynecology & Obstetrics Department, was attacked on his way home, where he sustained head and facial injuries.  

Members of NDA-POM/NCD branch met with their executives yesterday (June 5), where it was agreed that ample time be given for investigations and questions, among others, to be done by all parties concerned.

The medical fraternity in Port Moresby have come out expressing their frustration on social media over the way their colleague was treated.

Dr Newman Berry is an RMO at the Gynecology & Obstetrics Department based at POMGen.  He was attacked on his way home and sustained head and facial injuries.   

His colleague and a senior medical officer at the hospital, Dr Sam Yockopua said members of the National Doctors Association intend to meet on Monday to come up with an action plan.  They will be demanding an apology and the apprehension of the alleged perpetrators.    

Justice Panuel Mogish this week convicted George O’Conner and Benny Agu for the offence of causing grievous bodily harm to Kerry Auali on June 5, 2015 at Gordon’s Police Station’s back car park.

Auali worked with the Black Swan security firm at the time of the offense. On that day he went to the Lamana Development area to attend to a situation involving their guards and the public.

Some moments later Jackson Bray (state witness) drove into the same place.  Other policemen were also at the area.

Former cab driver to get K116,000

Tax payers’ money will once again be diverted to pay damages to a former Comfort taxi driver at the cost of K116, 745.30.

http://www.looppng.com/png-news/former-cab-driver-get-k116000-50861

Explosion shakes downtown Port Moresby

Residents were taken by surprise when a bomb exploded this morning at Ela Beach, Port Moresby.

Justice David Cannings in a matter of enforcement of basic rights under Section 57 of the Constitution ordered the State to pay Ikipe Wakalu, David Wale and Elawi Haroli K63,986 each.

This amount covers the individual’s breach of human rights, breach of constitutional rights, general damages and an additional interest of K16,782.

On July 20, 2010, Wakalu, Wale and Haroli were detained by villagers at Alua Kambe, Southern Highlands Province (then) on suspicions they were involved in a string of armed robberies on the Highlands  Highway at Tari Gap.

Polye said the police force is not properly trained and their training level is very low.

He highlighted that police officers need to understand human rights laws, the UN Convention on Human Rights issues and the constitution of this country.

Furthermore, police officers need to know the job that is expected of them and what it means to be a disciplined force, even in a very stressful situation.

He said police officers need to also understand what it means for them to apply reasonable force.

Mathias Tio came out to the media on Wednesday after been hospitalised and receiving 18 stitches to his wound caused by a tear gas explosion on New Year’s Eve.

The incident took place at Wildlife in Morata at around 9pm on Saturday, December 31.

Tio was out to buy some mosquito coils at the canteen on his street when the incident happened.

He described that the police vehicle was unmarked and without a license plate number.

Tio was hit with the tear gas thrown by the police officers to disperse the crowd sitting around.