The
current President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo
deserved the Rayner Goddard Act of Courage Award, he
defended the use of the death penalty. We, the comrades of Unit 1012, advise
the Head of States to learn from Widodo on how he defended the use of capital
punishment.
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Joko
Widodo on death penalty for drug dealers
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Indonesian
president introduces death penalty for child rapists
President
Joko Widodo on Wednesday (May 25) signed a government regulation in lieu of the
law approving the death penalty as a maximum sentence for sexual crimes against
children.
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Posted 26 May 2016 01:28
JAKARTA: President Joko Widodo on
Wednesday (May 25) signed a government regulation in lieu of the law approving
the death penalty as a maximum sentence for sexual crimes against children.
According to the regulation, offenders could face chemical castration and be monitored with an electronic chip tracking their movements. Other forms of punishment included in the bill extend to life imprisonment, as well as a minimum of 10 to 20 years in jail.
“Sexual violence against children is an extraordinary crime,” the President said at a news conference at the presidential palace, adding that he hoped the regulation would keep perpetrators in check and discourage sexual crimes.
The harsher stance for child rapists and perpetrators of sexual violence against children comes after activists and masses called for reform, in the wake of the brutal gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old-school girl in Bengkulu on the western island of Sumatra in April.
The incident erupted on social media after activists spoke out, sparking public outrage and prompting protests in the capital.
The National Commission on Violence against Women reportedly gets 35 cases of sexual violence towards women every day. Indonesia meanwhile sentences rapists to a maximum of 14 years in prison.
- CNA/de
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