Singapore appeal on sex assault acquittal due to 'men only law'

Submitted by Mastodon on Tue, 2016-04-19 21:31

Article here. Excerpt:

'Singapore state prosecutors on Monday appealed against a high court decision acquitting a woman of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl because the law applied only to men, citing public interest.

Zunika Ahmad, 40, a woman who lives as a man, was acquitted last week of six counts of sexual assault despite pleading guilty to the charges, sparking strong reaction from women's and gay rights activists.

Judge Kan Ting Chiu said he threw out the guilty plea and acquitted Zunika because the law on which the charges were based relates only to men with a penis.'

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It really speaks volumes about how despicable a society is when it is more concerned with ensuring women who abuse children go unpunished, rather than actually caring about the abused children. It's just sad beyond words.

More evidence of "women being oppressed". . . Not!

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Submitted by xtrnl on Sat, 2016-04-23 14:52

I accidentally made a duplicate comment, so I removed it.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Sat, 2016-04-23 17:07