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| Jordan repeals law that allows rapist to marry victim |
| 2017-08-02 |
| [DAWN] Jordan's parliament scrapped a controversial article in the penal code that allowed a rapist to escape punishment if he married his victim, on Tuesday. "Lawmakers agreed to remove the controversial Article 308, which stops the punishment of a perpetrator of sexual crimes if he marries his victim," the official Petra news agency reported. The article was scrapped as parliament passed amendments to the penal law. Activists have been campaigning for years to abolish the article, which allows rape charges to be dropped if the rapist marries his victim and does not divorce her for five years. |
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