Jamaat-e-Islami Hind welcomes govt move
for death penalty to rapists
New Delhi:Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has welcomed the
government’s move to bring an ordinance awarding death penalty to those convicted
of raping girls below the age of 12 years.
In a statement to the media today, the Secretary General of JIH, Muhammad Salim Engineer said: “we welcome the
government ordinance awarding death penalty to those convicted of raping girls
below the age of 12 years. We support the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance
2018as it allows the setting up of new fast-track courts
and installation of special forensic kits in all police stations and hospitals to
expedite investigation in rape cases. Jamaat feels that capital punishment is necessary
to deliver justice to the victim and also act as a deterrent for such heinous
crimes. It has been demanding death penalty for every rapist irrespective of
the age of the victim’’.
Salim Engineer said: “we demand a complete ban on alcohol
and pornographic videos, as they too aid and abet the growing incidents of
crime against women. Jamaat had taken a similar position at the time of
Nirbhaya gang rape and recommended capital punishment for the rapists in its
submission to the Justice VermaCommittee that was constituted to recommend
amendments to the Criminal Law so as to provide for quicker trial and enhanced
punishment for criminals convicted for rape. Considering the severity of the
punishment, Jamaat demands the investigation to be thorough and backed by solid
evidence ’’.
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