Mauritius urged to reintroduce death penalty

People in Mauritius have been calling for the reintroduction of the death penalty after numerous sexual abuse cases on children, including the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl earlier this month.

Police have registered some 17 cases of sexual assaults in April, including the murder case as well as one where a father is accused of having raped his 4-year-old daughter for months.
Vice Prime Minister Shawkutally Soodhun told the press Thursday that he also is in favor of the death penalty as sentence to some sexual offenders.
“We have all seen what they did to that 11 year old girl. We cannot just send them to jail and pay for their living costs. There is a need for strong punishment,” he said. Enditem

Source: Xinhua