Possible punishment for pedophiles: Chemical castration and execution under Indonesia's new laws

Possible punishment for pedophiles: Chemical castration and execution under Indonesia's new laws.

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Possibly execution and chemical castration under Indonesia's new laws.
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The laws were framed after rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl
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Doctors and human right activists intervene.

The new harsh laws follow the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl, Yuyun, by a gang of 12 men and boys in the village Kasiah Kasubun in Sumatra, in April.

The new laws will mean repeat offenders and those who abuse family members could face between 10 and 20 years behind bars. The courts can also order their chemical castration or for them to be tagged with a microchip to keep an eye on them.

As far as execution goes, in extreme cases, where the perpetrator murders their victim or leaves them with psychological trauma or a sexually transmitted disease, they could be given this punishment under the new laws, according to an Independent report.

HUMAN RIGHTS INTERVENE

Human rights campaigners have started objecting the move and the measure was blisteringly debated in parliament with two opposition parties voting against it.

DOCTORS SPEAK

The Indonesian Doctors Association has said that its members would turn down the requests to administer chemical castration which also involves injecting men with female hormones, as it is a violation of its medical ethics.

INDONESIA AND CHEMICAL CASTRATION AROUND THE WORLD

The chemical castration of pedophiles is already practiced in several countries including Poland, South Korea, Turkey, Russia and even some parts of the US.

Indonesia's National Commission for Women (NCW), Azriana, told BBC, "Other countries that have chemical castration have not seen a reduction in sexual crime against children.

"Also it's a very expensive procedure and what we should be spending and investing our money in is services to support and help the victims."