PHOTO: FILEThe Cabinet Committee for Disposal of Legislative Cases on Thursday approved two ordinances to introduce harsher punishments for sex offenders including chemical castration and setting up special courts for rape cases. According to a statement issued by the law ministry, the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Ordinance, 2020 and the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 introduce the concept of chemical castration mainly as a “form of rehabilitation”. Sharing the salient features of the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Ordinance, the ministry said special courts would be established to conduct trial in rape cases. Special prosecutors for the special courts will also be appointed. Sindh High Court Bar Association President Salahuddin Ahmed told The Express Tribune that in principle, he did not agree with the concept of setting up new special courts.

Source: The Express Tribune November 27, 2020 05:03 UTC