▁buy ▁a ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁resource ▁company ▁O il ▁Search . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁E lection ▁of ▁Peter ▁O ' Ne ill ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sir ▁Sal amo ▁In j ia ▁was ▁susp ended ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁after ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁bre ached ▁a ▁cont empt ▁order ▁and ▁mis managed ▁court ▁fin ances . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁was ▁dec iding ▁on ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Peter ▁O ' Ne ill ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ordered ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁O ' Ne ill ▁supp or ters , ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Bel den ▁Nam ah ▁and ▁Att orney - General ▁Dr ▁All an ▁Mar at . ▁The ▁pair ▁were ▁briefly ▁imprison ed . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sir ▁Sal amo ▁In j ia ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁jud ges ▁who ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decision ▁that ▁ruled ▁that ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁O ' Ne ill ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁due ▁constitution al ▁process ▁when ▁he ▁ou sted ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Sir ▁Michael ▁Som are ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁government ▁made ▁numerous ▁attempts ▁to ▁remove ▁In j ia ▁from ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁case , ▁cit ing ▁a ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest . ▁ ▁Jud icial ▁Con duct ▁Bill ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 2