13 Oct 2023

PNG watchdog says much more to do after Paul Paraka jailed

From , 6:03 am on 13 October 2023
Paul Paraka

Paul Paraka Photo: PNGExposed

Transparency International Papua New Guinea says there is still much to do in the wake of the sentencing of disgraced lawyer, Paul Paraka, on misappropriation charges. 

Paraka, who had operated his own eponymous law firm, one of the largest in PNG, was convicted of swindling 162 million kina (about $US46 million) in government funds between 2007 and 2011.

TI PNG's Peter Aitsi told RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman it's a significant outcome but not the end of the matter.