Congress: President of the Women's Commission spoke in favor of chemical castration for rapists

The president of the Women's Commission of the Congress of the Republic, Elizabeth Medina, said she was in favor of the Executive's proposal for introducing chemical castration as a penalty for persons convicted of rape of minors.

“Personally, I support this project, because drastic measures already have to be taken in the face of these events that have been taking place in our country,” he told the Andean Agency.

Peru Libre's legislator argued that it would be “irresponsible” to raise the death penalty for these cases, since that would imply that Peru should withdraw from the San José Pact.

However, the legislator said that she has not yet discussed this proposal with her bench, since some have traveled to their constituencies for the week of representation, which begins tomorrow.

On the other hand, she assured that the Women's Commission will propose a legislative initiative that will allow rapists to receive immediate sanctions in flagrant cases and not only pretrial detention, as was the case in the case of the 'Monster of Chiclayo', who kidnapped and raped a girl under 3 years old.

BILL IS READY AND WILL BE DISCUSSED ON WEDNESDAY

According to the Minister of Justice and Human Rights (Minjusdh), Felix Chero, the draft law of the Executive Branch on chemical castration for rapists is ready and will be discussed next Wednesday, in the Council of Ministers.

“We have ready the chemical castration project for juvenile rapists, we must be approving it in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday and take it to the Legislative. This topic leads us to deep reflection. There is a general reaction, to these heinous acts, to statutory rape,” he said in an interview with Exitosa.

He pointed out that their approval will depend on the Congress of the Republic and that they are not closed to receiving further proposals from the legislatures to deal with this type of case.

“Our safe bill is perfectible. The Legislative has to do its job and there will surely be proposals,” he stressed.

OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE POINTS OUT THAT MEASURE IS INEFFICIENT

The deputy counsel for children and adolescents of the Ombudsman's Office, Matilde Cobeña, pointed out that chemical castration for juvenile rapists, proposed by the Executive Branch, is “inefficient”.

He noted that “there is no evidence” that this method can contribute to the reduction of abuse of children and adolescents. In addition, he stressed that its implementation could have legal consequences for the country.

On the other hand, Cobeña believes that the authorities should “focus” on implementing preventive measures, which would contribute to the reduction of these crimes.

“We must focus on taking measures to prevent violence. What happens, for example, to implement Comprehensive Sexual Education (ESI), what happens in having an education with a gender focus, where (...) all those who go to school or a child who goes to initial education, or children in their own homes, know that no one can violate them (...) adequate educational tools so that no boy or girl can be violated,” he said.

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