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PNG soldiers storm home of suspended West Sepik police commander
Radio New Zealand International - February 7, 2011
The newspaper, The National, reports that the ten soldiers were taking part in a border security crackdown called Operation Sunset Merona in and around the provincial capital Vanimo.
The operation has been underway for three weeks with more than 100 people arrested and detained for alleged illegal movement across the border from Indonesia.
Mr Kasieng says that the soldiers pointed guns at his family, ordering them all to stay indoors without any explanation.
He has been told by police from Port Moresby that he is charged with treason, and is due to be questioned at the police command centre in Vanimo today.
Mr Kasieng was reportedly suspended last month after refusing to allow policemen on Operation Sunset Merona entry into his local police station headquarters after one of his men was allegedly beaten up by a group of visiting task force officers.
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