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Death penalty for child rape cases in Myanmar voted down

By Thai PBS

 

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The Myanmar Lower House has voted down a proposal for the death penalty to be imposed in child rape cases, The Irrawaddy News Online reported on Tuesday.

 

The proposal was made by Rathedaung township lawmaker Daw Khin Saw Wei who urged to government to impose the capital punishment for child rapists to serve as a deterrent to potential perpetrators.  The issue was debated in the Lower House on Monday.

 

U Myo Tint, a Supreme Court judge, argued that the death penalty may increase the risk of the victim being killed by the rapist.

 

Full story:  http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/death-penalty-child-rape-cases-myanmar-voted/

 
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-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-06-20
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