Professor Philip Siaguru

Former UNRE VC arrested

On October 9, 2017, at Kokopo, East New Britain Province, detectives from the National Fraud & Anti-Corruption Directorate in Port Moresby arrested and charged Professor Philip Siaguru, aged 55 of Kwapun village, Wewak District, East Sepik Province, with 12 counts of abuse of office under section 92 of the Criminal Code Act.

Professor Siaguru was the VC of UNRE when he committed the offences.