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MinLaw, MHA canvassing views on Penal Code review

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The Government has been conducting engagement sessions as part of its consultation plans to canvass views on the Penal Code Review Committee's recommendations, said a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesman yesterday.

This was in reply to media queries regarding a WhatsApp message that has been circulating about Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam's upcoming session with church leaders on the review.

Besides public feedback solicited via Reach and the MHA and Ministry of Law websites, the two ministries have been engaging social sector stakeholders, lawyers, students and more for their views, said the spokesman.

The Government will provide a summary of the key comments received at the close of the stakeholder engagement and public consultation exercise, he added.

The committee has called for marital immunity for rape to be removed and also for attempted suicide to be decriminalised.

It also proposed more protection for minors from sexual predators, as well as enhanced punishment for crimes committed against children, maids and adults with disabilities who cannot fend for themselves.

The 169 recommendations also include updating the 150-year-old Penal Code with new laws to tackle emerging crime trends, such as voyeurism. - JAN LEE

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