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FORMER Honiara City Councilor (HCC) and Burnscreek community outspoken elder John Seti Iromea says people who continue to break the law of this land must face the consequences of law.
And he said there’s no way to let alone such people to slip off justice.
Iromea said this in light of the many cases of corruption involving top leaders but easily get off the hook.
“No one is above the law thus each individual must reap what he/she sow,” he said.
Meanwhile, another concern Citizen George Ramo claims police seem to put more emphasis to investigating robbery cases than high-level corruption.
Ramo who is a public servant was speaking to the Solomon Star, yesterday.
He said, while he appreciated the efforts police put into the investigation of robbery, assault rape and other criminal acts, he would also like to see the same level of input given to cases of corruption by our politicians.
“I respected the efforts police put into the investigation of robbery cases like the ones that led to the arrest of those allegedly involved in the Bank South Pacific (BSP) robbery in Auki and in Honiara last year.
“But I would like to also see the same level of effort given to cases of corruption by our politicians,” Mr Ramo said.
“If anything, armed robbery, such as the one involving the Bank (BSP), and corruption, which is mostly committed by politicians, are of equal seriousness.
“So the police should give equal attention to such offenses,” he said.
Mr Ramo said legislators steal in millions, while the man on the street only steals a few thousand dollars.
“But the trend now is if there’s a robbery somewhere, you will see the police turning their whole focus to that crime.
“However, that same focus was not given to cases of corruption, so you hardly see politicians taken to face the courts despite stealing or misusing millions of public funds,” he said.
He said in his constituency, despite the millions of dollars given to the people in the name of development, there’s hardly any tangible development.
“Where are the money and projects under the Rural Development Fund to develop the rural communities?
“This is a visible, broad daylight and worst ever corruption one could ever committed.
“And my question is why didn’t the police investigate these daylight corruptions?”
The Solomon Star understands police through Taskforce Janus are investigating outstanding cases regardless of who’s involved.
Janus is a joint taskforce between the RSIPF and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury.
It was established late last year to tackle corruption and fraud within the public service.
By STEPHEN DIISANGO