It抯 jail, rotan now for raping your wife

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It抯 jail, rotan now for raping your wife
By : V. Anbalagan


Baljit Singh Sidhu says provision for rehabilitation outside prison has been overlooked

KUALA LUMPUR: Beating one抯 wife into having sex can now land a man in serious trouble.

The punishment is a jail sentence of up to 20 years and whipping. This penalty is provided in an amendment on rape in the Penal Code which came into effect last Friday.

An example would be when the husband refuses to take "no" for an answer and then proceeds to slap or punch his wife into submission.

The amendment has classified rape and aggravated rape and each category carries different penalties.

Aggravated rape will include having sex with a girl aged below 12 and those found guilty could be sentenced up to 30 years and whipped.

The definition of rape has also been extended to cover the sexual exploitation of women by people in authority as in the case of a medicine man taking advantage of women seeking treatment.

Snatch theft has been reclassified as robbery and the perpetrator now faces up to 14 years in jail.

The maximum sentence for this offence was seven years in prison.

In July last year, parliament passed amendments to the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) after a parliamentary select committee obtained feedback from the public and after visiting several Commonwealth countries to study their laws.
Changes to the CPC provide better rights for arrested persons. They include:

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naper kena pukul bini utk wat sex?

mas kawen dulu mahal benor ker murah benor?