Commissioner of Police David Manning has directed an investigation into the social media posting of National Planning Minister Rainbo Paita who was featured in a video firing a high powered semi-automatic rifle.
As the matter involves a national member of parliament and state minister the Commissioner has directed Deputy Police Commissioner Operations Anton Billie to lead this investigation.
He said Billie will be ably assisted by a senior detective from the NCD command and a senior officer from the Police Internal Affairs Directorate.
The Commissioner’s decision to investigate was a matter of course to ascertain the facts surrounding the incident before recommending further action.
Mr Billie and his team are expected to report their findings to the Commissioner with recommendations by Friday December 17.
Meanwhile Manning has commended Mr Paita for stepping aside from his ministerial duties to allow the investigation to proceed smoothly.
Paita has issued a statement to the Prime Minister that he was stepping aside as Minister pending investigations into the video that went viral on social media.
An act that has received overwhelming commendation from the PNG public, most describing it as rare.
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