According to the statement, O'Neil described the charges as a "political move" with "false" and fabricated" charges and claimed he was "not informed or presented with a warrant to appear anywhere today".
"O'Neill's departure has the potential for a wholesale shift in the policy direction taken by PNG's government," said Jonathan Ritchie of Melbourne's Deakin University.
O'Neill was under pressure following the signing of a multi-billion-dollar deal for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with France's Total and US firm ExxonMobil earlier this year.
The worthies who had gathered at Papua New Guinea over the weekend have agreed to disagree. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
