▁on ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁P NG ▁to ▁re aff irm ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁its ▁nation ' s ▁jud ges . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁In j ia ▁were ▁dropped , ▁following ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁O ' Ne ill ▁to ▁the ▁Police ▁Commission er , ▁Tom ▁K ul ung a , ▁which ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁jud ges ▁charged ▁be ▁dis cont in ued . ▁O ' Ne ill , ▁who ▁had ▁originally ▁lod ged ▁the ▁compla int ▁against ▁In j ia , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁" in ▁the ▁best ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁the ▁people ." ▁ ▁Justice ▁Tim othy ▁Hin ch l iffe ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁In j ia ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁police , ▁charged ▁with ▁ob struct ing ▁a ▁police ▁investigation ▁into ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁inter vention ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased ▁judge , ▁Justice ▁Tim othy ▁Hin ch l iffe . ▁Police ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁In j ia ▁il leg ally ▁redirect ed ▁into ▁court ▁coff ers ▁ ▁() ▁meant ▁for ▁Hin ch l iffe ' s ▁adopted ▁son , ▁Tim othy ▁Sar ri . ▁ ▁The ▁police ▁chief ▁def ended ▁the ▁arrest , ▁which ▁was ▁effect ed ▁by ▁armed ▁officers , ▁explaining ▁that ▁In j ia ▁had ▁ignored ▁repeated ▁requests ▁to ▁attend ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁police ▁about ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁Hin ch l iffe