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Papua New Guinea police blame overrun system for prison breakouts

June 26, 2025

By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Police in Papua New Guinea say the country’s overrun courts and prisons are behind mass breakouts from police custody. Chief Superintendent Clement Dala made the comment after 13 detainees escaped on Tuesday in Simbu Province, including eight who were facing murder charges. Dala said an auxiliary policeman who ... <a title="Papua New Guinea police blame overrun system for prison breakouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/26/papua-new-guinea-police-blame-overrun-system-for-prison-breakouts/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea police blame overrun system for prison breakouts">Read more</a>

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Relatives of slain PNG police officer block Highlands Highway over unresolved killing

February 28, 2025

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent The family of a Papua New Guinea police constable, killed in an ambush last month, has blocked a section of the Highlands Highway in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, demanding justice for his death. Constable Harry Gorano succumbed to his injuries in intensive care two weeks ago after spending ... <a title="Relatives of slain PNG police officer block Highlands Highway over unresolved killing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/28/relatives-of-slain-png-police-officer-block-highlands-highway-over-unresolved-killing/" aria-label="Read more about Relatives of slain PNG police officer block Highlands Highway over unresolved killing">Read more</a>