More violence on University of PNG campus Featured
UPNG student rally at the Waigani Campu
24 June, 2016. Following the police shooting of protesting students on June the 8th, Wednesday's violence involved students and university security personnel known as Uniforce.
One of the student leaders, Henry Norrie-Maim, said the violence broke out after Uniforce tried to force a group of students to end their boycott and return to class.
"There were some students at the campus and Uniforce came and told them to go back to class," he said.
"The students explained that they were waiting for the peace mediation team to come and conduct the reconciliation ceremony, and then we might go back to classes next week, Monday."
"But Uniforce said they must go to class today, and that's when the students got frustrated and the violence broke out," said Mr Norrie-Maim.
"Uniforce tried to use force, using flares to chase the students out, but that brought back the frustration from two weeks ago."
"They (students) chased Uniforce out, they blocked every road into the campus. They burned at least four Uniforce cars," he said.
Loop PNG reported that the violence might have broken out after Uniforce intervened to stop one group of students from intimidating another who wanted to go to class.
A Uniforce guard was alleged to have been injured in the clash, but Mr Norrie-Maim said no students had been hurt.
University administrators could not be reached for comment.
Students have requested reconciliation with the administration, from whom they want an apology for not condemning the police shooting.
Students across PNG have been boycotting classes since the beginning of May while demanding the Prime Minister step down to face fraud allegations.
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Ko e holofakaesino ena e Palemia hono kailangaakii e Puleanga motua pe koeha oku nau manavahe ai hono fokotuu e Komisoni. Mau moenau ongoongo o toutou paaki i heenau pepa fakafamili hono taaki ai pe ngaahi mahalo kovi ki hono tae fokotuu e Komisoni. Koeni heka kihe sea kopano'i e Minisita Lao kenau hanga ki meka kia Allah kae tuku a Kenani. Kaikehe koe taki faitotonu ena nemou fili kakai tokolahi oTonga ku alu hake o ngaue pe maa hono famili moe maheni kae tuku e toenga ia e fonua.
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Totonu ke 'oua 'e ta'etoka'i 'e O'Neill e fakahaa loto 'a e fanauako, he kuo nau 'ilo'i lelei e ngaahi mafihunga kotoa pe 'a e taki ni, Talu mei he kau PM 'e 7 'o PNG kimu'a, koe toki a'u 'eni 'a PNG ki he tumutumu 'o e pule kovi moe faihalaai. Koe talu e feinga 'a 'enau Anti -Corruption 'a PNG mei he 2014 ke faka'ilo a O'Neill, kane toutou kalofi mo tautoloi holo pe 'eia 'a e Fakamaau'anga. Kuo fokotu'una e ngaahi noo laulau piliona 'a PNG, (EXIM Bank 'a Siaina-$6 piliona, UBS -$3 piliona) etc. etc.). Pea kuo 'iai moe ngaahi aleapau ngaue fakapone lauimiliona ma'a hono famili ofi & maheni ne 'ikai 'ilo kiai e Fale Alea. Koia ai 'oku 'oatu 'a e poupou ki he fanauako, neongo 'e ala ta'epau ai 'a e tokoni $ mei PNG ki he Sipoti 2019.
'Oku fai moe hoha'a 'i he 'ikai fai mo fokotu'u 'e he Pule'anga lolotonga e Komisiona Anti-Corruption 'a Tonga ni, ne talu hono tali 'a Fale Alea he 2007. Kuo 'omi e he Minisita Lao e ngaahi 'uhinga vaivai kehekehe kiai, 'o tukuaki'i e Fakataha Tokoni, pea fakamole $ tokua etc. etc. Pea kuo ui 'eni ia koe Ombusman kena kalou ta'enifo fakataha moe Komisiona Vaa moe Kakai. Pea kuo hala ai 'a Tonga moha Komisiona Fakafepaki'i Faihala pe Anti-Corruption Commission he lolotonga ni. Koe fehu'i PM mo e Kapineti, koeha e me'a 'oku mou ilifia kiai? 'Oka lava e Sipoti 2019 'e fele 'a faihala 'i Tonga ni. Pea 'oku tonu ketau ako mei he ngaahi faihala ne fou mai ai e teuteu Sipoti 'a O'Neill mo PNG he kuo hili. He kuo pau ke hoko mai e faihala ia ta'etoeveiveiua, 'i he founga kehekehe mo ta'e'amanekina.