Posting sorcery killings online to be made crime in PNG
The pledge to implement tougher penalties follows the murder of a woman in Hela province in the country's highlands last week.
The 45 year old woman was tortured and shot after being accused of using witchcraft to kill her husband and a video of her killing was posted online.
In a statement Mr Marape welcomed the arrest of eight men but said recurring incidents of sorcery accusation-related violence are a source of national shame and must end.
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