Douglas Tomuriesa, Pope Francis and James Marape

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  Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa said he is disappointed and embarrassed over the way His Holiness Pope Francis was treated by Prime Minister James Marape over the last three-days during the Papal visit, and the lack of courtesy and respect shown by the Prime Minister. He said the Prime Minister continuously declares PNG as a ‘Christian country’ and prides himself on being a religious individual but he was surprised when the Pope was continuously snubbed by the PM over the weekend since the Pope’s arrival on Friday. “The Pope is the head of the Catholic church, the largest Christian church in the world and he is also a head of state. “PNG not only being a Christian country, but a country that prides itself as a ‘friend to all, enemy to none’, the PM should be according the Pope with the highest level of respect,” Tomuriesa said. The Opposition Leader pointed out that on Friday, the Prime Minister did not welcome the Pope at the airport, a tradition he had accorded to many other wo
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Plans for corruption law

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CABINET will advise the Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae to make the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) legislation effective from May 26.
Prime James Marape said the Icac legislation could then be gazetted.
He mentioned this during the opening of the two-day national integrity summit in Port Moresby yesterday hosted by Transparency International PNG.
Marape said the Icac staff structure had been approved and budgets built around it and the anti-corruption work plan.
Cabinet plans to take back to Parliament for approval some amendments on the selection and independence of the commissioners.
The commissioners will be overseas-based so that they can make neutral decisions.
Meanwhile, the Government has started discussions on women participation in the political process, including their five reserved seats.
Cabinet will also table in Parliament the Unexplained Wealth Bill to hold public officials accountable for their “unexplained wealth”.
Marape said a typical unexplained wealth law “empowers authorities to demand an explanation or disclosure on unexplained wealth of an individual, a public official or a leader”.

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