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The devastating import of Namah’s court case.

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By PNG Echo This week, Task Force Sweep (TFS) was scheduled to ‘interview’ Finance Minister, James Marape and Treasurer, Don Polye. At this time, they would have been arrested for their part in the Paraka matter. Task Force Sweep’s investigations have uncovered enough evidence of the pair’s alleged involvement to make this a certainty. Following the Tiensten conviction, these arrests would have marked another watershed moment in the fight against corruption in PNG – a real indication that the tide of fortune was turning against corruption in PNG. But I didn’t happen, and there’s only one man to blame –

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The justice fighter versus the pretender

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By PNG Echo         In the fight against corruption, one man, Sam Koim, of Task Force Sweep (TFS), has stood steadfast and true, in spite of the attempted bribes and the threats he’s had to endure in the course of carrying out his duties and notwithstanding that he has to account to the very people that he is often investigating. The difference is integrity Sam Koim has walked this particularly dangerous and difficult tightrope with amazing aplomb, foresight and maturity – without ever losing his sense of purpose – without forgetting the commitment to those he’s serving Continue reading The justice fighter versus the pretender→

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