Papua New Guinea's anti-corruption body, the Investigative Task Force Sweep, has clarified that its role only goes as far as the committal stage of the prosecution process.
The taskforce was set up by the government to investigate and prosecute white collar crimes, especially corruption in government departments where millions of dollars have been misused.
Questions have been raised in parliament as to why no one has been convicted yet as a result of the 59 arrests the team has initiated.
The Taskforce chairman, Sam Koim, says his team does not have the authority to convict any person who is arrested and charged for corruption-related cases.
He says it is the role of the judiciary to adjudicate cases brought before it after the committal hearing.
27 cases have progressed further to the National Court for trial while the rest is still in the committal stages.
A number of trials are lined up from next month onwards.