The warrant, issued last Friday, stemmed from an investigation, however police gave no details of what O'Neill was wanted for, citing the sensitivity of investigations. O'Neill quit as prime minister in May after seven years in the top job amid a wave of discontent over a perceived lack of wealth flowing from major resource projects, and complaints about corruption, which he denied. "As we speak, he has refused to cooperate with police thus far," Manning said in the statement, urging O'Neill to make himself available to investigators. Manning said he was committed to looking into all outstanding criminal cases of national significance, including high-level corruption cases. A spokesman for Prime Minister James Marape, who took over from O'Neill in May, was not immediately available to comment.

Source: bd News24 October 15, 2019 07:18 UTC