Sunday, 23 September 2012
Capital punishment for child rapists soon - NCPA Chairperson
"Protecting children not easy, with outdated laws.
The National Child Protection Authority Chairperson Anoma Dissanayake in an interview with the Sunday Observer says the laws proposing capital punishment for child rapists.
She says the proposal now before Cabinet will be a landmark step towards protecting children in the country.
Emphasising the need for urgent legal reforms to address crimes against children she voiced, “Child rape is as serious as a murder, a heroin case or possessing illegal weapons. If such offences invite tough bail terms, then I think a child rape accused has to be meted out with harsher punishment. Even for breaking immigration laws an accused has to go to High Court to obtain bail, I cannot understand the rationale behind this.”"
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2012/09/23/fea04.asp
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