Monrovia – Senate Pro-Tempore Albert Chie has refuted claims in the public that the Legislature has amended the rape law, but admitted that there are discussions on the Senate floor to do that. He said Plenary has requested the Judiciary Committee of the Senate to work on the wordings of a report on the law submitted to them. In 2017 the Domestic Violence Bill was introduced on the Senate floor and was discussed in detail. It is many Senators’ view that female circumcision is not a form of domestic violence as this would have a broad range of implications. The passage of the bill thus suffered a setback as it was majority’s opinion that the issue of female circumcision is removed from the domestic violence bill and be treated separately.

Source: Front Page Africa May 16, 2018 23:48 UTC