Armed Police Sent To Escort Indigenous Landowners To Court In Papua New Guinea

Armed Police Sent To Escort Indigenous Landowners To Court In Papua New Guinea   Armed task force police have been sent to the Rai coast to protect the indigenous landowners who are challenging the marine waste dumping plans of the Chinese owned Ramu nickel mine.   The landowners had been penned in their village for 5 days, unable to travel to Madang to prepare for their court case, because of threats and intimidation from thugs working for convicted rapist and ex-governor, James Yali.   The...

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