Source: The News
Date: July 23, 2010
Bill suggests life sentence or Rs500,000 fine for criminals
Suggesting life imprisonment or fine, which may not be less than five hundred thousand rupees or both, the landmark ‘Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill’ will be tabled in the National Assembly in September.
The commitment was made by Advisor to Prime Minister on Women Development Yasmeen Rehman at a national consultation on the draft bill organised by Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) on Thursday. The final consultation on draft bill was attended by a large number of lawyers, civil society activists and government officials.
Yasmeen Rehman said that the ASF plans to submit final draft of the bill to the Ministry of Women Development (MoWD) in first week of August and after that the bill will go for vetting in the Law ministry. “If things remain according to schedule, the ministry will table the bill in the National Assembly in September after due process,” she said.
She said that the ministry will also recommend that cases of acid burn survivors should be dealt under special Ombudsperson that will be created in near future to deal with harassment cases. “Treatment of acid burn takes months and sometimes years and such victims are not able to attend normal court proceedings,” she said adding that going to Ombudsperson for speedy justice can be a great help for them.
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