MINISTRI BLONG JASTIS MO KOMUNITI SEVIS MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES MINISTERE DE LA JUSTICE ET DU SERVICE ‘COMMAUNATAIRE PUBLIC REPORT COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FINDINGS AND RECCOMENDATIONS INTO THE ACTIONS OF THE VANUATU POLICE FORCE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE EVENTS OF MARCH 3 2007 AND THE SIMULTANEOUS ABSENCE OF THE POLICE ‘COMMISSIONER AND COMMANDER VMF FROM VANUATU BEFORE THIS DATE.“Table of Contents‘ism pean po hap ow eK, Mar is atcnena ep Vna =e ae Senin afta ey, wo hpi erie onl ‘near onic a lin ud png an Sie Teh a ad ae ‘gad nnd ri Phnom Ga Ber Lanes ‘ete Mtn be nd whey ern conan Lact bn en yg ek Pr 10. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS cy et ie cy i a pa a ope SSCS Sinise hen hen ey sven Bo Tehama tse. soy ite cy a come ce eth ey fe nf ety fr ft Rap Ye Sai oh pa ep fans nd ones ote Inge Homer 37 wes ee aly ire nd 52 wise ere Gee of es ere tsi fa ok eee! en ow (3 nn Se ‘cote tata Sols Se Ste de laa Fea ns ws tet teen the Commision td enced cha ines in aang vcs the expe Reece te po ete nin ef in nce ie ee es eine arm ving Cone Soto wom. 20. CONSTITUTION AND LAWS ‘Cmte gs gre of he ih ol ns wit Sinan 1 Soa si ew cal ee ta othe Fe ot ian een fla eee yp oe a BRS a pre elo amy ten, pt fe ‘hayley a no atin oP Shiovenna caiman tt Seti 4 ft Pe At ty ett ins fe Vara oe ee Scofeha ret ope.‘fh At pany Pie sys eee te tat ae Pe ate ns Semen he Vana bie Fon or spramlny nse "19 te Pa Sirepe Ree Pes at and wil ia te ‘Asti Green ong st Fe aes ‘peta nan a te ig lh aly ewe Vrs Re feet Schnee thc a ah 20. 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