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in the mutiny would receive an amnesty later that afternoon. He threatened that personnel who participated in any further mutinies would "face the full brunt of the law", however. Sasa was released on bail on 1 February. The charge against Sasa was struck out by the
Committal Court on 1 August 2012 on the grounds that police prosecutors had not submitted any evidence to substantiate it.
67:(PNGDF). After forces under Sasa's command captured Agwi on 26 January, the colonel called upon the Governor-General to reinstate Somare as the country's leader and threatened to take further action if this did not occur. The mutiny ended later that day, with Agwi being freed. Sasa was arrested and charged with mutiny on 28 January.
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stated in separate press conference that Sasa was not supported by most of the PNGDF, and that 15 of his supporters had been arrested. At this time the total number of military personnel supporting the colonel was stated to be about 30. Namah claimed that Sasa's actions constituted treason and called
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On 30 January, the soldiers who participated in the mutiny surrendered their weapons to Namah following a parade at
Taurama Barracks. The Defence Minister gave a speech to about 200 members of 1 RPIR, including the 30 mutineers, during which he stated that the soldiers who had taken party
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was reported to have said that the force did not intend to arrest Sasa, as his conduct was a matter for the military. Sasa was also reported to be seeking a pardon. Due to the intensification of the political crisis following the mutiny, the PNG Government's credit rating was downgraded from stable
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In a statement issued via his daughter on 26 January, Somare defended his decision to order the mutiny. He argued that the mutiny was legitimate as O'Neill and his supporters were "illegally holding on to power". He also stated that "We cannot allow this situation to continue where a rogue
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to reinstate Somare. He also stated that "I once again am now calling on... both parties and the head of state to respect the constitution and comply with the orders issued by the supreme court immediately" and "If this call is not heeded, I may be forced to take necessary actions".
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At some point following these events, Somare and his cabinet took the decision to replace Agwi with the retired PNGDF officer
Colonel Yaura Sasa. Sasa had served as the defence attache in Papua New Guinea's embassy in Indonesia before retiring from the military.
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Taurama Barracks were still armed on 27 January, and had announced that they would retain their weapons until they received a pardon. At this time, Sasa was reported to be in the barracks' officers mess. A spokesman for the
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government commandeers the disciplinary forces" and "It is incumbent on the police and army to comply with the orders of the supreme court and support the legitimate government, which is the minority Somare/Agiru government".
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In the evening of 26 January O'Neill told the media that the mutiny had ended. He stated that Agwi had been freed and Sasa was being "dealt with". The soldiers who supported Sasa had withdrawn to
Taurama Barracks.
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reporter in the city stated that the atmosphere there was "tense". All domestic flights in PNG were also cancelled in an apparent attempt to prevent other soldiers travelling to Port
Moresby. The Australian
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ruled that Somare's removal from office was unlawful, and directed that he be reinstated. This led to a political standoff, during which Somare asked the commander of the PNGDF, Brigadier
General
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Governor General Sir
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The mutiny on 26 January was the second military mutiny to have taken place in PNG. The first occurred on 28 July 1997 when the PNGDF's
Special Forces Unit occupied Murray Barracks.
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Sasa was arrested by police officers on the night of 28 January and charged with mutiny. At this time he was staying in a house in the suburb of
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was recovering from sickness, and his family had announced that he had resigned from both the Prime
Ministership and parliament. In December 2011 the
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upon him to surrender. In response to reports that Somare had ordered the mutiny, Namah stated that Somare had "lost sanity".
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358:"Uncertainty in PNG as coup leader frees hostage"
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609:"PNG coup leader arrested on mutiny charge"
659:Liam Fox, Firmin Nanol (1 February 2012).
52:which had begun in December 2011 when the
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549:"Travel Advice for Papua New Guinea"
436:"Somare silent on failed PNG mutiny"
266:"Rebel soldiers stage mutiny in PNG"
633:Blackwell, Eoin (30 January 2012).
524:"O'Neill hits out after PNG mutiny"
408:Blackwell, Eoin (26 January 2012).
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410:"PNG deputy PM issues ultimatum"
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