The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) denies allegations in the Papua New Guinea media that the Police Response Team (PRT) officers harrassed Bouganvillians who came inside the Solomon Islands side of the common border with Papua New Guinea.
In responding to the allegations Deputy Commissioner National Security and Operation Support, Ian Vaevaso says, “The report which appeared in PNG’s Post Courier newspaper 19 Feburay 2021 did not specify any date of the alleged incidents.”