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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TEN witnesses are helping police with their investigations into the fatal shooting of a man involving the use of a Member of Parliament (MP)’s pistol.
The shooting occurred at a dinner in a restaurant in Waigani on Friday while Robert Jerry, 38, was dining with the MP and others at about 8pm.
Jerry was shot dead on the spot.
National Capital District (NCD) police said a post-mortem would be conducted as soon as the forensic doctor returned from the Highlands. A crime scene reconstruction was done with a forensic unit staff collecting information to try to determine what had happened, with suggestions that the shooting was unintentional.
The NCD CID (Criminal Investigation Division) had been given until today to ensure the case files were ready for the MP, who police said was present at the crime scene, to be invited for questioning.
Police said the MP’s Glock 19 pistol was discharged in the restaurant that night and was handed to the police later by him.
NCD CID head Acting Superintendent Robert Volo said detectives were in the midst of investigations, interviewing witnesses who were in the restaurant.
He said the witnesses included the restaurant owner, his staff and other diners. Police have so far remained tight-lipped on the investigations but The National has learnt that the MP was waiting for the police and the ambulance team after the discharging of the firearm.
NCD/Central Commander ACP Anthony Wagambie Jr said there was no CCTV in the restaurant and thus the police investigators were working closely with witnesses.
A police forensic unit is helping the NCD homicide squad to carry out ballistic and other tests.

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