Indonesia's President has approved tough new punishments for child sex offenders, including a maximum penalty of death and chemical castration, after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a schoolgirl. Under new rules introduced in an emergency decree, convicted paedophiles could also be forced to wear electronic monitoring devices following their release from jail.
"This regulation is intended to overcome the crisis caused by sexual violence against children," President Joko Widodo said at the presidential palace in Jakarta.
"Sexual crimes against children are extraordinary crimes, because they threaten the lives of children."
Under previous laws, the maximum sentence for rape, including that of a minor, was 14 years in jail. By introducing chemical castration, Indonesia joins a small group of countries that use the punishment worldwide, including Poland and some states in the US. The presidential decree brings the new punishments immediately into effect, although parliament could later overturn it.
AFP
Nice, hope their legal system is effective and thorough though. I wonder also if this affects the female sex in the same as it affects the male one.
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