THE Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner, Simon Sinai as custodian has been called to extract the ballot boxes kept in five containers at the Mendi police station and move them to a neutral counting venue to allow peaceful counting. Incumbent Governor of Southern Highlands William Powi made the call after the counting of the regional seats have been disrupted and halted for three consecutive times, delaying the whole counting process. In a media statement Mr Powi made the call to protect the province from violence and destruction as he sees a possible outbreak of violence in Mendi as the regional candidates continue to disrupt the counting. He said security forces withdrew yesterday due to frustrations over continuous stoppage and delays in counting. He called on the Electoral Commission to intervene and save all the health services, the education, business and lives of the people by retrieving the five containers kept at the Mendi police station and bring it to a closest neut