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Angeline's death should be avenged through death penalty: Lawmaker
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House of Representatives lawmaker Hidayat Nur Wahid has said that the people responsible for the murder of 8-year-old Angeline in Denpasar, Bali, should be given the death penalty for their 'unspeakable action'.
Hidayat, who is a member of House commission VIII on social affairs and women's empowerment, expressed his condolences for the death of the girl, whose decomposing body was found in the backyard of her adoptive mother's home on June 10.
The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lawmaker said the Child Protection Law should be revised in order to ensure greater protection for children and harsher punishment for child abusers.
'The possible revision of the law will be discussed by Commission VIII. We on the commission agree that the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry must be strengthened further to ensure the protection of Indonesian children,' Hidayat told reporters at the House complex in Jakarta on Thursday.
By suggesting the death penalty for those behind Angeline's murder, Hidayat added that it would be a deterrent that could help lower the rate of child abuse and murder cases.
'Without punitive punishment, these kinds of tragedies can happen again and again. [Angeline's case] is not the first major child abuse case we have seen,' he said.
Denpasar Police have arrested one person suspected of the murder: a former domestic helper who worked in Angeline's home and who was fired two days after the girl went missing. (hhr)
