JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for severe punishment of those who brutally gang-raped and murdered a 14-year-old schoolgirl, in a case that sparked widespread outrage and calls for stronger laws to protect women and children in the country.
“We all mourn the tragic passing of YY,” he tweeted yesterday, referring to the girl by her initials. “Arrest and punish the perpetrators as severely as possible. Women and children must be protected from violence.”
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