28 Apr 2017

PNG police prepared for Highlands elections risk

From , 3:03 pm on 28 April 2017

Papua New Guinea media has this week reported on what it called the first cases of election-related violence ahead of the 2017 polls.

The most serious incident involved a man being shot dead and several others injured in a clash in Chimbu province in the Highlands.

However, as Johnny Blades reports, police say they are well prepared for the campaign period, which got underway this week, ahead of polling in late June.

Ialibu-Pangia district in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province.

Ialibu-Pangia district in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province. Photo: Supplied/Peter Kinjap