Sorcery torture in Port Moresby
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One of the sorcery-tortured women with severe slashes and burns all over her body.
Sorcery torture in Port Moresby
PORT MORESBY: In the 21st Century digital era, there is no room for tolerance of uncivilised and inhumane practices like sorcery-related violence and tortures.
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), such barbaric violence had continued unabated in its rural interiors.
However, PNG was shock-jolted when police had to rescue two women who were being tortured to near death after they were accused of practising sorcery in Port Moresby, the country’s capital.
Another sorcery-tortured woman being treated for slashes and burns by a nurse in Port Moresby.
Such dastardly crimes only serve to tarnish the international image of PNG as a vibrant and growing modern nation.
It is thus long-overdue for the PNG Government to seriously act and outlaw such practices before PNGT is painted as an uncivilised country by the international communities.
This as what happened in Port Moresby yesterday (April 25, 2021), as reported by The National:
Women rescued
April 26, 2021The NationalMain Stories
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
POLICE yesterday managed to rescue two women from torture by a group of men who had accused them of practising sorcery in Port Moresby.
Police Commissioner David Manning condemned the “primitive behaviour” which “has no place in society”.
He told The National that those who witnessed the ordeal of the two women must assist police in their investigation.
“If we are to aspire to be anywhere in the future as a society and country, we need to allow the rule of law to take its rightful place,” Comm Manning said.
“Law and order break down when people take it upon themselves to dispense their corrupted version of justice.
“I encourage the witnesses and the families of the two women to assist with the investigation by giving statements, and more importantly, assist in seeking justice for the two women.”
Police staged the dramatic rescue exercise yesterday afternoon after being tipped off on what was happening at the Mango Mine settlement at 5-Mile, Port Moresby North-East electorate.
One of the two women managed to escape from the group of men and was running away when police arrived.
Police said the two women had been tied and assaulted. They had severe burns and knife wounds. They were treated by St John’s Ambulance officers at the scene before being taken to hospital.
Police noticed around 20 men fleeing the area when they arrived.
They managed to free the second woman who was tied up and lying in a garden.
National Capital District/Central police commander Assistant Commissioner Anthony Wagambie Jr and Metropolitan Superintendent Gideon Ikumu described the incident as a heinous and vicious act of torture which would not be tolerated in Port Moresby.
Wagambie called on the people from various districts living in the capital city to change their behavior and attitude.
“I condemn this vicious act of torture on two helpless mothers.”
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