Papua New Guinea's justice minister has told parliament he will enforce the nation's death penalty laws.
Kerenga Kua told the chamber on Thursday a government task force had visited Texas in the United States, Indonesia and Thailand to gauge the mechanics of how to implement it, the Post Courier reported.
"A full report has been compiled from these visits and I would like to ensure the people of PNG that we will be passing legislation for the extreme penalty's usage soon," he said in response to a question.
"The final working of the death penalty and how it will be used in the country are being sorted and looked into by high end individuals in the law and justice sector and it is paramount that they are given time to get this right."
The National newspaper reports Mr Kua was responding to an an MP's concerns about ongoing serious crime in the country.
Two weeks ago a man was killed following a shoot out between police and armed bandits on the streets of PNG's third largest city, Mt Hagen.
"If implemented properly, it should add to creating a more orderly and peaceful society that our people will enjoy," The National quoted Mr Kua as saying.
"At the end of the day it still remains a law because we've passed that legislation."
The government of Peter O'Neill reactivated the nation's dormant death penalty last year in an effort to tackle the country's endemic law and order problems.
The last person put to death in PNG was a man called Aro in 1957, 18 years before PNG gained independence from Australia.
The last known execution in the pacific region was in Tonga in 1982, according to Amnesty International.
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