Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill calls for calm as police look to army to end unrest

‘Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister has urged people to recognise the importance of stability, as the country’s police chief calls out the Defence Force to stop civil unrest.
PNG’s National Security Advisory Council is also establishing a taskforce to investigate those behind civil disobedience, as protests against Prime Minister Peter O’Neill spread beyond the country’s universities.
Some professional groups in Papua New Guinea want Mr O’Neill to step down over corruption allegations and have been threatening to disrupt services by staying at home.’
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