Former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill turned up at the Boroko police station on Wednesday afternoon after a stay order was issued on his arrest warrant and held a two and half-hour meeting with police.
The stay order was granted on grounds that “that the purported charge was defective in that it fails to state where the money was diverted to and who was it diverted to.”
On Wednesday Mr O’Neill left Parliament and arrived at the Boroko police station at 6pm. He, along with his lawyer, presented the stay order following which they were told to leave. Prior to his lawyers obtaining the order Mr O’Neill commenting of the arrest warrant said: “The question must also be asked, since when is it criminal to help community projects for health and education?”
“If someone has mismanaged the funds, they should be dealt with, not people trying to assist and this nonsense from the Police Minister trying to be a policeman.”
Parties to the stay order include Waigani District Court Principal Magistrate Cosmas Bidar, the investigating officer Detective Senior Constable Kila Tali, Acting Police Commissioner David Manning, and The State.The matter is returnable before the courts on Monday October 21 for inter parte hearing.
The stay order was granted by National Court Judge Justice Nicholas Miviri after 5pm on Wednesday afternoon.

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