Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister says he agrees with a national court decision reiterating that the courts cannot interfere with the work of police.
Peter O'Neill's comment comes after Justice Ere Kariko dismissed an application for a stay on an arrest warrant issued on the Prime Minister two weeks ago over his alleged involvement in corrupt payments from the government to a law firm.
Mr O'Neill told a press conference that he welcomes the court decision and will leave it up to the Police Commissioner to determine whether there is a case for him to answer.
Our correspondent, Todagia Kelola, says however it is the courts who issued the warrant in the first place.
"This is not like a request by the police. It is a court order... a court arrest warrant that was issued by the court. So that warrant is still alive and if police don't implement that order, it might be contemptuous to the court."
Todagia Kelola.
