Capital punishment in Papua New Guinea CRC on 30 September 1990 and ratified it on 2 March 1993. Capital punishment in Papua New Guinea In Papua New Guinea (PNG), also officially known as the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, capital punishment (also called the "death penalty" or "execution") is a legal form of punishment. Despite its legality, capital punishment has not been imposed in PNG in over sixty years. The last known execution took place under the colonial administration of Australia. The last execution is understood to have been done by way of hanging and took place in the capital city of PNG, Port Moresby,
People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea) People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea) The People's National Congress is a political party in Papua New Guinea. Its former leader Bill Skate served as Prime Minister from 1997 to 1999 and as speaker of Parliament from 2002 to 2004. Skate died in 2006 and the party is now led by Peter O'Neill. PNC originated from the National Capital District where former leader (late Bill Skate) was the Governor of NCD and the Parliamentary Member. The party had 31 members in the 111-seat National Parliament of Papua New Guinea as of December 2017. The party was founded in 1993. It