JAKARTA: Paedophiles and child rapists may soon be subject to harsh penalties, including chemical castration and the death penalty, with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo having decided to issue a tough new regulation against sex crimes.
Jokowi gave his consent for the issuance of a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) which will serve as a new legal basis to deter people from committing sex crimes against children, ordering officials to finalise the draft immediately after he announced the sexual abuse of children as an extraordinary crime “that needs extraordinary measures”.
