Thursday 20 October 2016

Indonesian leader vows to 'wipe out paedophilia' by castrating and executing sex offenders

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has defended the introduction of castration and the death penalty for paedophiles.

His parliament last week voted to introduce the tough new measures and the leader has spoken of the country's 'no compromise' approach to sex crimes.

'Our constitution respects human rights, but when it comes to sexual crimes there is no compromise.
'In my opinion, chemical castration, if we enforce it consistently, will reduce sex crimes and wipe them out over time,' he said.



The emergency decree was introduced following an outcry in the aftermath of the fatal gang-rape of a schoolgirl.   

Widodo defended introducing chemical castration, a decision that has sparked anger from human rights activists and the Indonesian Doctors Association, which has said its members will not perform the treatment.

He told the BBC the government 'will hand out the maximum penalty' for sex crimes. 



Twelve of the men accused of raping and murdering a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia in April were seen hiding their faces as they emerged from a police cell guided by a plain clothed officer.

Yuyun (above right in a family photograph released by her mother) was walking home from school when she was killed

Indonesia is among a small group of places worldwide which use the measure, including Poland and some states in the USA.

In 2011 South Korea became the first Asian country to legalise the treatment.

Chemical castration involves using drugs to reduce libido and sex drive.

Widodo was spurred into action after the murder and gang-rape in April of a 14-year-old girl Yuyun.
She was set upon by a gang of drunken men and boys as she walked home from school on the western island of Sumatra.

The leader of the gang was sentenced to death last month after being found guilty of premeditated murder, a crime already punishable by death before the new laws were introduced.

Other members of the gang have been jailed.

Source: GARETH DAVIES FOR MAILONLINE

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