SICKENING TO LEARN OF FUJITIVE OBTAINING CITIZENSHIP

This news is sicker than anything I've read this month.

 

Post Courier Headline: "'FUGITIVE' IS NOW A PNG CITIZEN"

 

Fugitive Joko Tjandra, wanted by Interpol (see http://www.interpol.int/Wanted-Persons/(wanted_id)/2009-21489), has been granted Citizenship by government under the recommendation of the PNG Citizenship Advisory committee.

 

Mr. Tjandra has never been a resident of PNG. The Constitution provides that at a person must have "resided continuously" in PNG for "at least eight years". Yes. 8 Years!!!. Mr. Tjandra has possibly been here in PNG for ONLY 8 MONTHS! Yes. 8 Months as far as we know.

 

He is wanted by Interpol and Indonesia's Supreme Court. He was carted into PNG by Belden Namah and Sam Basil in November last year in OUR plane.

 

Article says he was not present at the citizenship ceremony because his papers were given to him before the event, unofficially of course. Foreign Minister Ano Pala says NO COMMENT as issue has been taken up to the PM and DPM.

 

The Citiizenship Advisory Board is made up of four permanent members, two of whom are MPs, and an ad hoc member representing the community in which the applicant for citizenship resides.  The Committee is currently chaired by Matthew Poia. And to think there are countless other residents who lived so many years in PNG-who actually serve this country--who cannot afford the K10,000.00 application fee for citizenship. This guy comes waltzing into citizenship like he was going to a userpay toilet!

 

I ASK AGAIN: IS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY THAT MONEY CANNOT BUY?

 

Like, oh I don't know....DIGNITY perhaps? Or National Sovereignty? Pride and Patriotism?

 

 

GOD SAVE PAPUA NEW GUINEA.