ANKARA — The Turkish Parliament will debate this week proposals to increase the sentence for child sex abusers from eight to 15 years in prison. This is part of a new package of reforms which proposes to introduce harsher penalties for sex crimes against children and for selling drugs to children.
Under the new draft bill, the sentence for sexual intercourse with a child under 15 years-old without coercion or threats will increase from two to five years in prison; a person convicted of selling drugs to children will get a minimum 15 year sentence and the crime of drug dealing will increase from five to ten years.
The draft bill, which was passed by parliament's justice commission last week, is expected to be passed in the general assembly this week.
Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey,
it’s region and the world.
You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Please
click
to read our informative text prepared pursuant to the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 and to get information about the
cookies
used on our website in accordance with the relevant legislation.
6698 sayılı Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kanunu uyarınca hazırlanmış aydınlatma metnimizi okumak ve sitemizde ilgili mevzuata uygun olarak kullanılan
çerezlerle
ilgili bilgi almak için lütfen
tıklayınız.