NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2003

In 1999 the Government abolished an article of the...

In 1999 the Government abolished an article of the Penal Code that permitted a rapist to be absolved of criminal charges if he married his victim

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In 1999 the Government abolished an article of the Penal Code that permitted a rapist to be absolved of criminal charges if he married his victim. However, marital rape is not illegal.

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