Ukraine Passes Law Allowing Chemical Castration as a Punishment for Pedophiles

Ukraine Passes Law Allowing Chemical Castration as a Punishment for Pedophiles
Ukrainian members of parliament of the Verkhovna Rada, the Supreme Council of Ukraine, on Dec. 6, 2018, Genya Savilova/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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Pedophiles can be chemically castrated as a punishment in Ukraine under a new law passed on July 11 by the national parliament.

According to the government-run news agency, Ukrinform, chemical castration has been added to the criminal code.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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