Call for sex abusers to be castrated

Dipa MP Michalis Yiakoumi on Thursday called for legislation to impose life sentences without parole or early release for child rapists and judges to be given the authority to order chemical castration for those convicted of child sexual abuse.

In a letter to parliament, Yiakoumi outlined the urgent need for stricter laws on child sexual abuse.

He referred to a recent case in Limassol where a father was sentenced to 13 years in prison for raping his 11-year-old foster daughter.