Chemical castration for paedophiles?

By MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, LOSHANA K. SHAGAR and D. KANYAKUMARI

A PROPOSAL to castrate child sex offenders could be brought up for debate in the Dewan Rakyat.

Deputy Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun said it was up to lawmakers to discuss and decide if such a punishment was warranted.

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