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Belarus may soon start castrating convicted pedophiles to ensure they don’t reoffend

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Updated 05:50 21 Jun 2023 GMT+1Published 05:47 21 Jun 2023 GMT+1

Belarus may soon start castrating convicted pedophiles to ensure they don’t reoffend

Russian ally Belarus has announced its new action plan to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation.

Charisa Bossinakis

Charisa Bossinakis

Belarus may soon begin to chemically castrate convicted pedophiles.

Russian ally Belarus has announced its new action plan to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation, according to the General Prosecutor’s Office.

Amendments to the country’s criminal code say that along with punishment, ‘compulsory treatment of persons suffering from pedophilia’ will be administered, RT reports.

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According to a spokesperson for the Prosecutor General's Office Anzhelika Kurchak, The Health Ministry has ‘developed and approved a clinical protocol containing an algorithm for the treatment of pedophilia, including the use of chemical castration.’

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The Ministry also stressed that Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko supported the move.

Lukashenko also supports moves to strengthen regulations over convicted pedophiles which would include the use of electronic bracelets.

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Chemical castration is performed through anaphrodisiac drugs that decrease a patient's libido or sexual activity for a prolonged period or permanently.

Chemical castration for convicted child sex offenders has already been made legal in France, the UK, Poland, North Macedonia, Belgium, Germany, Kazakhstan and Turkey.

The Institute for Sexual Wellness founder Renee Sorrentino advocates chemical castration, as per Boston Magazine.

The Boston University and Harvard-trained forensic psychiatrist added that such treatment - administered through a monthly injection of the drug Lupron - would dramatically reduce their deviant sexual desires, allowing pedophiles to live quasi-normal lives.

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However, some experts have spoken out against chemical castration.

German neurologist and forensic psychiatrist Jürgen Müller told DW: "There are indications that it works, but there is no concrete evidence to prove how effective it is.”

Despite this, more and more countries are opting for this treatment, including Russia after a pro-Putin political party in Moscow produced new legislation which is under review by the government.

It comes after the brutal attack of a soldier who fought for Putin in Ukraine raped two schoolgirls the day after he returned home from his military service, as per Daily Mail.

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Igor Stevanovic / Alamy

The suspect allegedly approached the two girls - aged 10 and 12 - at a school in Novosibirsk and said they must comply with his orders; otherwise, he’d blow them up with the grenade.

He then proceeded to sexually attack them.

The children then told their parents of the attack, describing that the man was wearing a military uniform.

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According to law enforcement, the man, known to reporters only as Sergei, confessed to police that he had taken the two minors.

He now faces up to 20 years behind bars.

Featured Image Credit: Robert Hoetink / Alamy Stock Photo. Daria Kulkova / Alamy.

Topics: News, World News, Crime

Charisa Bossinakis
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