Papua New Guinea provincial governor Gary Juffa says people involved in sorcery‑related killings targeting women and the elderly must face the full force of the law.
Juffa was condemning the recent murder of a woman from Enga Province in PNG who was falsely accused of practising sorcery.
Juffa says the lack of immediate action by law enforcement authorities was an endorsement of such crimes and has called on the PNG Minister of Police to make resources and manpower available to stop the killings.
He said no matter how many people were involved, action needed to be taken to bring everyone involved to justice.
Gary Juffa also singled out the Prime Minister Peter O’Neill saying he could not merely condemn sorcery‑related killing in Parliament and ignore the realities on the ground.
Source: RNZ
