Max died in an electorate where polling had been delayed three times.
“Homicide detectives are now collecting evidence including video footage and statements from potential witnesses,” Ikumu said. Ikumu said he had personally assured angry residents after Max’s death that a police investigation would “establish how the victim was killed and who was responsible for her death.” “Rocks were hurled at police and gunshots were fired to disperse the unruly crowd,” Ikumu added. Police Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu said in a statement Tuesday that police reinforcements were sent to “restore order when a rowdy and quarrelsome crowd threatened to harm election officials and disrupted polling.” Police called for reinforcements before the shooting started, ABC said. A group gathered around police cars asking where the ballot boxes were. The crowd on Monday reportedly became agitated after waiting hours for voting to begin. Prime Minister James Marape has apologized to thousands of people who have been turned away from polling stations because of problems with the electoral roll. Since voting began on July 4, fights between rival groups have broken out over allegations of vote-fixing.
They switched their guns to auto and fired into the crowd, where a lot of us were waiting to vote,” Koip said through a translator. Police gave no warning they would open fire, according to Max’s friend, Anna Koip.
It was unprovoked,” Emmanuel Kiangu, a community leader who was on the scene, told ABC. “They (police) came with force, excessive force. Homicide detectives were investigating the fatal shooting, which occurred on Monday, a police statement said.Īnnaisha Max, 22, was holding her 1-year-old son when she was shot, Australian Broadcasting Corp. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.ĬANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Papua New Guinea police shot a young mother dead at a polling station in the capital, Port Moresby, in the latest violence to mar national elections, according to a news report on Friday.
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