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Jailing sex offenders is not sufficient, says Turkish law professor | euronews, world news

Jailing sex offenders is not sufficient, says Turkish law professor

08/03 19:46 CET

As campaigners mark International Women’s Day, euronews has been discussing violence against women and punishments for perpetrators with Ahmet Caner Yenidünya, a Criminal Law Professor in Turkey.

The attempted rape and killing of 20-year-old student
Özgecan Aslan in Mersin, southern Turkey, in February has prompted debate over whether the death penalty should be brought back and castration introduced in the country.

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