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Female deputies of the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, submitted a proposal yesterday to double penalties for sexual assault, just days after the release of a columnist accused of abusing a 14-year-old girl.
The proposal to Parliament would increase penalties to between six months and four years imprisonment for the crime of sexual assault, which currently carries a jail term of between four months and three years.
The proposal, submitted by the AKP Women´s Branch head Fatma Þahin, who is also the deputy from Gaziantep, also includes other changes to the Turkish Penal Code, or TCK.
If office relationships or hierarchies are used for sexual abuse, those found guilty will be imprisoned for six years. If victims are forced to leave their schools or homes or suffer psychological trauma, the minimum sentence will be two years.
More: http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=118953
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Great news! Those ***** who see women as objects must be punished severe. However, a minimum of six months versus 2 years is still not enough for me! How about a minimum of 5?
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