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Papua New Guinea chief justice attacked as sorcery-related violence escalates
Source: The Guardian
Papua New Guinea chief justice attacked as sorcery-related violence escalates
Police say Sir Salamo Injia targeted in ambush because his tribe had not paid compensation for the death of a man said to have been killed with sorcery
Helen Davidson
Wed 10 Jan ‘18 17.00 GMT
A chief justice has been ambushed and attacked in another incident related to Papua New Guinea’s escalating problem with sorcery-related violence.
The ambush followed the kidnapping and torture of two women from the judge’s tribe, who were accused of killing a man with sorcery.
Chief justice Sir Salamo Injia was traveling from his home in Enga province’s Wapenamanda district on Monday when he and his police escort were stopped at a makeshift roadblock.
The acting police commander, Epenes Nili, said both vehicles were attacked by a large group of men in what he believed was a preplanned ambush.
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Police say Sir Salamo Injia targeted in ambush because his tribe had not paid compensation for the death of a man said to have been killed with sorcery
Helen Davidson
Wed 10 Jan ‘18 17.00 GMT
A chief justice has been ambushed and attacked in another incident related to Papua New Guinea’s escalating problem with sorcery-related violence.
The ambush followed the kidnapping and torture of two women from the judge’s tribe, who were accused of killing a man with sorcery.
Chief justice Sir Salamo Injia was traveling from his home in Enga province’s Wapenamanda district on Monday when he and his police escort were stopped at a makeshift roadblock.
The acting police commander, Epenes Nili, said both vehicles were attacked by a large group of men in what he believed was a preplanned ambush.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/11/papua-new-guinea-chief-justice-attacked-as-sorcery-related-violence-escalates
