Activists conduct a protest against violence to women and children. - The Jakarta Post/ANN
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government will soon issue a regulation in lieu of law (perppu) on sexual violence against children imposing maximum sentences of 20 years imprisonment plus additional harsh punishments of chemical castration and chip implants, a minister says.
"The perppu will be issued soon. It is the commitment of the president, who believes that sexual violence is an extraordinary crime and the punishment should be a deterrent," said coordinating human development and culture minister Maharani in Jakarta on Wednesday.
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