Politicians from pro-Putin party propose chemical castration for convicted pedophiles in Russia, prepare draft law for parliament

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Politicians from Russia’s ruling party have proposed a bill that would add chemical castration as a possible punishment for those convicted of pedophilia. Sex with a minor is currently dealt with by a lengthy prison sentence.

Authored by Anatoly Vyborny, a lawmaker from the pro-Putin ‘United Russia’ grouping, the proposal would add chemical castration to the country’s criminal code under “types of compulsory measures,” defining it as “the introduction of drugs into the body that suppress sexual desire.”

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