Wenge made the call in parliament during debate on the 2011-17 culture and tourism master plan by Minister for Culture and Tourism Guma Wau.
He said in order to encourage tourism, “laws must be implemented to terminate people who abuse the law.”
Wenge said parliament has passed the death penalty and “it is about time the laws are implemented so that people will respect the laws and do things according to the law.”
He said by having tough laws, “people will abide by them and further encourage foreign visitors.”
He said implementing the death penalty law will encourage tourism, “which is a sleeping gold mine that will turn the economy of this country.”
He said Papua New Guinea has unique cultures, traditions, heritage, fauna and flora and many other interesting places like the World War II sites unlike many other parts of the world.
He said PNG is the last frontier with more than 800 languages.
Wenge said in order to attract more tourists, the government must enforce the law that aims to deter crimes.
However, he added, “this government is afraid. You are all afraid to execute the death penalty. If I were the prime minister, I will enforce the law.”
