Papua New Guinea's prime minister says the country's petroleum minister will step aside while he faces allegations of domestic assault in Australia
will step down from his post while a court case against him unfolds, the country's prime minister said.Saturday that a 58-year-old man was arrested and charged after a domestic dispute in Sydney. A 31-year-old woman known to him had injuries to her face after the altercation, the statement said.
Maladina “offered to step aside” from his post as petroleum minister “as he attends to the complaint as it is heard in court in Australia," Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said in a written statement Sunday. Maladina is due to appear in court Thursday on a charge of assault resulting in bodily harm. He is currently on bail, police said.
On Tuesday, Papua New Guinea opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa urged the Prime Minister to sack Maladina or request his outright resignation rather than allowing him to step aside temporarily.
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