Sex stress
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 | 12:14 pm @ SK
Read the minister’s lips well.
A husband who causes his wife to undergo mental injury, including stress, in his bid to have sex with her can be prosecuted and sentenced to a jail term of up to five years under the amended Penal Code, the Dewan Rakyat was told Tuesday.
Home Affairs Minister Mohd. Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said the provision was unique in that no other country had it and it did not contravene the principle of any religion, culture and belief of the people in the country.
One of the offence included is on having sex without consent by inserting an object into the vagina or anus, with a maximum jail term of 20 years and whipping.
But my question is, what criteria would be used to determine the severity? CCTV like the Singapore’s Bak Chor Mee style?
Uniquely Malaysia: Do first, think later.
July 19th, 2006 at 2:34 pm
On behalf of abused wifes, i’m going to have to disagree with you on this one. I believe trauma to the private parts simiiar to how rape cases are determined would be the criteria. However, like rape cases, adequate punishment for the crime will probably not see the light of day.
July 19th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
this has been long overdue. at least a little improvement on women’s rights
July 19th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Pretty soon the PAS controlled states will have video cameras installed in the bedroom to check what is up.
July 20th, 2006 at 2:10 am
It is about loving communication, sympathy and empathy. No legal wrangling pls, we are Malaysians!