It was reported that a growing number of Papua New...

It was reported that a growing number of Papua New Guinea officials called for the implementation of the death penalty following a wave of violence in the capital. The Governor of Morobe Province, Luther Wenge, said laws must be passed to force jail officials to execute prisoners on death row. "Otherwise we should hire executioners from Texas in the United States," he said, referring to the frequent use of capital punishment in the southern US state.