He walked out of Boroko Police Station after dropping K50,000 bail. That’s basically pocket change compared to the K1.7 million he’s accused of throwing around like konfeti. Then he said the usual politician line:
“I respect the process.”
Sure. Everyone respects the process when the process treats them like VIPs.
SIMPLE LOGIC
When someone is accused of stealing K1.7 million, the bail should not feel like a lunch money fine. K50,000 is literally leftover coins from the K1.7M stack. It’s like taking a man to court for stealing a cow but only asking him to pay the price of a sausage to walk free. You’re not teaching him anything except “Bro, next time steal more.”
WHY THIS IS NOT FAIR
• Big leaders commit big crimes, but get treated like they just stole a buai from a market table.
• Ordinary citizens? If they steal K50 phone credit, they sleep in the cell for weeks smelling armpit politics.
• Leaders get bail, lawyers, VIP cell treatment, and media coverage like they’re movie stars.
• The rest of the country? If you misplace K5 at work, HR calls a meeting and you probably get fired.
WHY CORRUPTION SHOULD NOT GET EASY BAIL
Corruption destroys hospitals, schools, roads, water, electricity, jobs… literally everything.
A murderer kills one person.
A corrupt leader kills an entire generation.
Allowing them to walk out freely with cheap bail means they can:
• Interfere with witnesses
• Hide documents
• Move money
• Pressure officers
• Use their power to slow or stop the investigation
Regular citizens don’t have that kind of power. Leaders do. That’s why bail for major corruption should be HIGH or even DENIED.
But here, as always, this country treats corruption like a mosquito bite instead of a cancer.
And then people wonder why PNG stays crawling while the leaders stay flying.
By The Hardest pill to swollow
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