Belden Namah

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Belden Namah is a Papua New Guinean politician .

As a captain in the Papua New Guinea Defense Force , Namah played an important role in Operation Rausim Kwik . Belden Namah was sentenced to six years in prison along with two other officers in 1997 after he was convicted of mutiny in connection with the Sandline Affair . He was released on parole in 2002 and pardoned in 2005 by Governor General Paulias Matane on the occasion of Papua New Guinea's 30th Independence Day.

Since 2007 he has represented the constituency of Vanimo-Green River in the province of Sandaun in the parliament of Papua New Guinea as a member of the Papua New Guinea Party . In August 2007 he was appointed Minister of Forestry in the government of Michael Somare .

In July 2009, the reported Samoa Observer for the purchase of two properties in Samoa worth 1.5 million US dollars by Belden Namah. At first, he denied the report. After the Central Bank of Samoa announced its intention to open an investigation into possible money laundering, he confirmed the purchase, but said he was acting on behalf of unnamed business associates.

In October 2010, Namah took over the leadership of the PNG Party from Mekere Morauta . On May 5, 2011, he succeeded Mekere Morauta as opposition leader.

On August 8, 2011, Namah became Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Peter O'Neill .

Together with Attorney General Allan Marat , Namah was arrested on November 14, 2011 by order of the Supreme Court. They were charged with obstructing an investigation into the misappropriation of court funds. Pending a trial, both were released from prison on bail.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Protect Samoa's national integrity Samoa Observer
  2. ↑ PNG's acting PM, attorney-general arrested ; The Borneo Post, November 15, 2011 issue
  3. ↑ Joshua Arlo: Marat out on bail  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Post-Courier, November 16, 2011 edition@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.postcourier.com.pg  
personal data
SURNAME Namah, Belden
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Papua New Guinean politician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century