Alexander Downer says he expects PNG to allow the extradition of Julian Moti. (File photo) (Insiders)
Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says he expects the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government to act according to the rule of law and allow the extradition of the suspended Solomon Islands Attorney-General Julian Moti.
PNG and the leaders of the Solomon Islands have criticised Australia for seeking Mr Moti's arrest to face child sex charges in Australia.
But Mr Downer says the way the Solomon Islands Government has handled the matter raises questions about its governance.
"I think 20 million Australians know there's something wrong with this and I think people around the Pacific know there's something wrong with it," Mr Downer said.
"It just gets to the very heart of what we're concerned about which is governance in the Solomon Islands."
Meanwhile a planned vote of no confidence against Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare was deferred amid claims by the opposition that some of its supporters had been threatened.
Mr Downer says he does not want to get involved in Solomon Islands politics and will not comment directly on the alleged threats.
"I think the important thing here is that they pursue their politics in a calm way without threats, without intimidation," he said.
"Try to make the arguments on the merits of the arguments one way or another.
"I mean, there's been talk of the opposition moving a no confidence motion, that's really none of our business."
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