The case of gang raping a child in Kurendhoo which happened recently has been widely reported in Maldives. The rapists were first handed an eight month banishment which was increased to two years banishing and fifteen lashes of whipping by a higher court. The Human Rights Commission has criticised the banishment of the convicted individuals, as they will have a negative influence on the communities they are banished to.
This is a very disturbing story with profound consequences for families living in very small communities. In the recent past people who were charged with drug related offences were sent to various islands where they continued the drug habits and introduced it to the island community as well. Now we have a ready market for consumption of drugs across all the islands.
Gang rape is considered a very serious offence and the convicted individuals should be given lenghty prison sentences and professional counselling, so that when they eventually come out they will control the mad fantasies and be productive citizens. It is time for legislators to revise the sentencing guidelines.
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Issues like this get unattended and the perpetrators are not given proper attention and required treatments that it later becomes a huge problem for the community. That is exactly what happened to drug abuse issue and what is going to happen to this issue as well.
Btw, would you mind removing the word verification in comments?
Hi ameer
Thank you for the comment. I have now removed the word verification.
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