Peru: Chemical castration of juvenile rapists is proposed by President Castillo

His chairman Peru Pedro Castillo made this statement yesterday, Saturday, April 16, saying that his government is considering the possibility of imposing chemical castration on juvenile rapists, as an effective measure to combat such crimes.

"Enough with so much violence, the sexual crimes will not be tolerated by this government, nor will they go unpunished, "said Castillo, who said he was" outraged "after the rape of a girl just 3 years old, which has shocked the country.

The measure proposed by President Castillo must be approved by the Peruvian parliament.

Castillo said chemical castration of rapists was already practiced in countries such as Russia, Poland, South Korea, Indonesia and Moldova. THE chemical castration is done by administering drugs that inhibit sexual desire.

According to the Peruvian Ministry of Women's Rights, more than 21.000 minors have been raped in the last 4 years. Only in 2021 were they recorded 6.929 cases.

In Peru, juvenile rapists face life sentences.

Ο Pedro Castillo, before taking over the reins of his country he was a teacher and a trade unionist. He worked in rural, rural areas most of his life. Before winning the elections (July 2021) he had declared before the elections that he would end the corruption and promised revision of the Constitution.

"I swear before God, before my family, the peasants, the indigenous peoples (…) the fishermen, the doctors, the children and the teenagers, that I will carry out my duties, the President of the Republic," said Castillo, who was the candidate of the radical left party Perú Libre ("Free Peru"), with an audience of members of Congress.

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