Party backs repealing of death penalty

THE People’s Progress Party (PPP) has welcomed the Parliament’s decision to do away with penalty as a punishment for serious crimes.
Death penalty was a draconian and primitive law that has not proven to be a deterrent to serious crimes anywhere in the world.
PPP has always opposed the death penalty with one of its founding members of the party and former Middle Fly MP Warren Dutton who vehemently opposed capital punishment in any form.
In the 21st Century, Papua New Guinea cannot be resorting to the most primitive and barbaric act against Christian principles and the belief that God is the giver and taker of life.
The repealing of death penalty in PNG is in line with the 1977 United Nations General Assembly resolution and desire to progressively restrict the number of offences for which the death penalty might be imposed, with a view to the desirability of abolishing this form of punishment.

Sumasy Singin,
National President,
People’s Progress Party