Days after Lahore-Sialkot motorway gang-rape incident which shook the collective conscience of entire nation, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday suggested chemical castration of sex offenders to prevent them committing the same crime in the future.
“I personally think paedophiles and rapists must be hanged publicly but I'm told that we have international repercussions. EU's GSP status for trade with Pakistan will be affected by public hangings. Hence, I think chemical castration must be conducted on those criminals," he said during an interview with a private TV channel.
The premier said that the Lahore motorway incident has shaken the collective conscience of entire nation and has hit us all on a personal level.
"Abid Ali, the main culprit in Motorway incident, was caught in gang rape case back in 2013. Had he been given strict punishment, this incident would not have happened. Hence it's needed that we chemically castrate them and maintain registries of such criminals," he maintained.PM Imran said that he was "shocked" to learn that Pakistan has one of the highest sex crime rates in the world.
Talking about an earlier incident, he said that a paedophile came from abroad after serving time in jail to Pakistan. However, no one knew what he had done.
"These paedophiles after serving jail do the same after their release. Developed nations hence maintain registries of paedophiles," he added.
