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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·NOVEMBER 30, 2002
India

India Defence Minister George Fernandes joined a rising...

India Defence Minister George Fernandes joined a rising call to apply the death penalty to rapists, saying Chinese-style execution would be suitable in India where a woman is molested every hour

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India Defence Minister George Fernandes joined a rising call to apply the death penalty to rapists, saying Chinese-style execution would be suitable in India where a woman is molested every hour.'I not only support the death-to-rapist idea but I would like to insist that the Chinese model of strict punishment be adopted,' he said during a visit to the southern city of Bangalore.The speed at which the Chinese justice system moves should be a model for India, he added.Earlier, India's Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani said he supported the death penalty for rapists, after national outrage over a streetside gang rape of a medical student in the capital in broad daylight.
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  • (Sources: AFP, The Straits Times website, 30/11/2002)