Morocco raise legal penalties for rape and assaults against minors.
New regulations will eliminate a law allowing the rapist of an underage girl to get away with his crime by marrying his victim, the Justice Ministry says.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Morocco-raise-l...
The Ministry of Justice announced on Tuesday tougher penalties for sexual offences against those younger than 18 years. An abductor who has sex with an underage victim will face up to 10 years in prison.Offences against decency, such as exhibitionism, will carry jail terms of up to 20 years. And the convicted rapist of a minor can be jailed for up to 30 years.
The PJD government began considering legal changes following the suicide last year of 16-year-old Amina Filali, whose case shocked the country.The girl was raped by a resident of her village near the northern city of Larache on her way from school and then pressured to marry her rapist by an official, rather than submit she killed herself by swallowing poison.
The case caused a national outcry and highlighted the vulnerabilty of women and young girls to rape and the lack of official protection by the authorities.
The PJD government began considering legal changes following the suicide last year of 16-year-old Amina Filali, whose case shocked the country.The girl was raped by a resident of her village near the northern city of Larache on her way from school and then pressured to marry her rapist by an official, rather than submit she killed herself by swallowing poison.
The case caused a national outcry and highlighted the vulnerabilty of women and young girls to rape and the lack of official protection by the authorities.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Morocco-raise-l...