"If the IDI refuses to be the executor, we will find other doctors who are ready to mete out the punishment since it will be imposed based on the order of the law," the minister said.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The executor of the chemical castration punishment for convicted child sex offenders will be governed by a government regulation, according to Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly.
Laoly made the statement in response to the Indonesian Physician Associations (IDIs) rejection of chemical castration and its refusal to be the executor of the punishment as it runs counter to the medical code of ethics.
"If the IDI refuses to be the executor, we will find other doctors who are ready to mete out the punishment since it will be imposed based on the order of the law," the minister remarked after the launch of a book on "Digital Bureaucracy" here on Monday night.
However, Laoly affirmed that he respected the decision and the stance taken by the IDI since he believed that any professional organization had the right to voice its rejection.
On May 25, 2016, President Joko Widodo had signed the Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) No.1 of 2016 on protection of children, according to which, perpetrators of sexual abuse on children are liable for punishment in the form of chemical castration.
However, the law and human rights minister explained that Perppu No.1 of 2016 will not impose castration penalty on a child sex offender immediately as its provisions will be set later through a government regulation.(*)
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