Gov't insists on rape quick-fix despite NGO plea

Lu Wei HoongPublished: Nov 6, 2012 2:29 PM | Updated: Nov 6, 2012 9:20 PM

De facto law minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz insisted today that the government will go ahead with an amendment to remove judicial discretion in handing out sentences relating to statutory rape.

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