Police Prosecutors

The purpose of the meet is to gather officers who prosecute cases in the District court to highlight their challenges and how the constabulary can assist in making their roles more effective.

Police prosecutors are responsible for prosecuting criminal cases that come before the District Courts.

Under resourced, over worked and under trained for some, they prosecute bulk of the criminal cases in the lower courts. 

 A workshop currently being facilitated by the International Organization for Migration, in conjunction with the department of Justice and Attorney-General and the office of the Public Prosecutor, is helping those law enforcement frontline officers combat human trafficking and people smuggling in PNG.

The workshop focuses on detecting case of trafficking, how to identify victims, carrying out proper assessment for trafficking, doing safe referrals of victims of trafficking and prosecuting those cases in court.