Turkish government supports bill that sets child rapists free if they marry victim

‘Turkey’s ruling government has brought a motion to Parliament that would allow rapists to go free if they marry their victims, as a way to alleviate the legal complications associated with child marriage.
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) supported a motion, which was brought to the floor of the General Assembly on Thursday night, that would allow the immediate release of more than 4,000 convicted rapists from Turkish prisons if they marry their victim, reports Turkish Minute.
The AKP has defended the motion by saying it is needed to protect couples who had consensual sex and were too young to legally marry.’
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