The head of an anti-corruption task force in Papua New Guinea says the media need to be patient and not jump to conclusions over allegations the Prime Minister is implicated in one of its investigations.
Sam Koim denies police were on the verge of arresting Peter O'Neill and says he wrote to newspapers to complain that it was reported.
Task Force Sweep arrested a high profile lawyer Paul Paraka last month and since then, the Opposition leader, Belden Namah, has run a public campaign against Mr O'Neill, who he says is implicated in alleged payments to the lawyer.
Mr O'Neill has denied any involvement and says his signature on a letter was forged.
The task force's Mr Koim says due process is important.
"The Prime Minister himself has time and again indicated that nobody's above the law including himself. I understand that many people want answers right away but we have to subject ourselves to the due process of law and that process has commenced and we have to trust that the process completes with justice being served."
The head of Task Force Sweep in Papua New Guinea, Sam Koim.
