Release ‘unlikely’ till next month when government is formed
MELBOURNE, Australia (Radio Australia, June 30, 2012) – Papua New Guinea's caretaker Prime Minister Peter O'Neill say a report into the sinking of the Rabaul Queen won't be released until parliament sits.
The MV Rabaul Queen sank off Lae in February, killing at least 140 people.
Just over 240 people were rescued, but there are questions over how many were actually on board.
A Commission of Inquiry was set up to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
On Thursday, Commissioner Warwick Andrew handed his final report to the caretaker Prime Minister Peter O'Neill in Port Moresby.
In a statement Mr. O'Neill thanked Commissioner Andrew and said it's important the victims' relatives know what happened.
He said the 200-page report will not be released to the public until it's tabled in parliament.
That's unlikely to happen for at least a month, if not longer, as the country's...