Refugees on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island say guards from security company have seized control of two refugee facilities.
They said the guards from the firm Kingfisher have expelled security staff with the company Paladin from their posts at two facilities in Lorengau (at West and Hillside Hauses) where about 300 refugees are housed.
In November, the newspaper The Australian reported Kingfisher was a Manusian company vying for security contracts with Port Moresby-based Paladin.
The Kurdish journalist and refugee Behrouz Boochani said Kingfisher was contracted to secure equipment like generators but has now assumed all security responsibilities.
Mr Boochani said it’s unacceptable that competing companies had jeopardised refugee safety.
