![]() THE University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) interim council will investigate the claims of sexual harassment against female students on campus. Chancellor and UPNG interim council chairman Robert Igara in a statement confirmed the appointment of former Defence Force commander Commodore Peter Illau, former police commissioner Geoffrey Vaki and lawyer and women’s advocate Aiva Koisen to conduct the investigation and make changes. “The appointments are in response to two fora organised by the UPNG students earlier this (last) week, highlighting the administration’s inaptitude to address issues raised by students and staff,” he said. “The university administration’s complacency had been complicit, giving rise to lawlessness and creating an environment of fear and intimidation at the Waigani and Taurama campuses.”He said while there was a council security taskforce group, audit assessment found that policies were not been implemented.“The impunity enjoyed by repeat offenders has imploded on the administration and security,” he said.
“The council has now taken charge of the UPNG security to address the issues identified by the Student Representative Council (SRC), the National Academic Staff Association and the Non-Academic Staff Association.” SRC president Bradley Yombon-Copio and vice-president Nancy Paglau said they had to force the council to take drastic and immediate action because the administration did not implement the policies which should have addressed the rise in lawlessness issues on campus. Yombon-Copio said: “Our UPNG security and safety resolution submitted to the council has three recommendations that need to be addressed immediately. “They include security, administrative restructure and other avenues of social release. “Failure to do so will see our demand for the removal of the current administration and the interim council.” The National / PNG Education News Next : Papua New Guineans Told To Prioritise Education Comments are closed.
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