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April 6, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Transform Aqorau in Honiara It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Solomon Islands, with stories of policing, weapons, replica weapons and a security agreement with China dominating the local and regional media. Let’s start with the issue of arming the police. After the tensions, for a long time Solomon police did ... <a title="Transform Aqorau: Rethinking Solomon Islands security – focus on arms unsustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/transform-aqorau-rethinking-solomon-islands-security-focus-on-arms-unsustainable/" aria-label="Read more about Transform Aqorau: Rethinking Solomon Islands security – focus on arms unsustainable">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
By Robert Iroga in Honiara The Malaita for Democracy (M4D) group has been declared an illegal organisation because of the alleged role of individuals in last month’s riots in the capital Honiara. The Governor-General and Commander in Chief of Solomon Islands, Sr David Vunagi, declared M4D an unlawful society under section 66 (2) (ii) of ... <a title="Malaita’s M4D group declared illegal for alleged role in Solomons riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/malaitas-m4d-group-declared-illegal-for-alleged-role-in-solomons-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Malaita’s M4D group declared illegal for alleged role in Solomons riots">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2021
By Robert Iroga in Honiara The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has appealed to opposition leader Matthew Wale to “stop interfering” with police investigations in the wake of the rioting in Honiara last month. “It is unfortunate that the leader of opposition, Mr Mathew Wale, attempted to question an ongoing investigation by police in ... <a title="‘Don’t interfere’, Solomon Islands police tell opposition leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/dont-interfere-solomon-islands-police-tell-opposition-leader/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t interfere’, Solomon Islands police tell opposition leader">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Solomon Islands police have arrested more than 100 suspects as Honiara townspeople clean up after three days of rioting and looting in Chinatown following a peaceful protest. The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) confirmed this in a statement. “I must make it very clear here that no one is above ... <a title="Solomon Islands riots: 100 arrested as police chief warns ‘nobody above law’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/28/solomon-islands-riots-100-arrested-as-police-chief-warns-nobody-above-law/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands riots: 100 arrested as police chief warns ‘nobody above law’">Read more</a>
