Chemical castration penalties for child sexual offenders in Indonesia are legalized

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A suspected pedophile sits in his living room after his arrest in the Philippines. Source: AP

The accused of perpetrating child sexual crimes in Indonesia will receive a chemical castration sentence.

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Published 10 January 2021 7:37pm

By Nurhadi Sucahyo

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The accused of perpetrating child sexual crimes in Indonesia will receive a chemical castration sentence.

President Joko Widodo has signed Government Regulation Number 70 of 2020 concerning Procedures for Implementing Chemical Castration, Installation of Electronic Detection Devices, Rehabilitation, and Announcement of the Identity of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence against Children.

Through this legal basis, defendants of child sexual crimes in Indonesia can receive a chemical castration sentence.

What and how chemical castration itself is, following a conversation with Dr. Ika Puspitasari, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy who is also Chair of the Pharmacy Study Program, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta.