The Indonesia Government has approved Death Penalty and
Chemical Castration for Child Rapists. The regulation which was issued on
Wednesday May 25 by Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, provides
tougher punishments for child rapists, including chemical castration and death
penalty.
Predisent Joko said the regulation was a response to the
crisis caused by sexual violence against children.
"I have
declared that sexual offences against children are an extraordinary crime,
because they threaten and endanger the lives of children," he said
"An
extraordinary crime deserves an exceptional response. Therefore, this
regulation imposes heavier punishments and additional measures for the
perpetrators of the violence."
Previously, the maximum sentence for rape, of either an
adult or a child, was 14 years in jail. People jailed for sexual offences
against children may also now be made to wear electronic monitoring devices
after their release.
Demands for harsher punishments have increased following the
gang rape and murder of a teenage girl by 14 men in western Indonesia last
month.
Social Affairs Minister Khfifah Indar Parawansa said on
Tuesday that the regulation provides greater punishments for offenders as well
as psychosocial therapy for victims and their families.
Credit: BBC
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