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Opposition Leader wants proposed lowering of age of consent to be withdrawn

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Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (22) called on Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to retract the proposed amendments to the Penal Code, which seek to reduce the age of female consent to 14.

“On 13 February 2024, the Minister proposed amendments to the penal code. With this the age of consent of a girl has been reduced to 14. The amendments also propose to be more lenient towards offenders under the age of 22,” he said.

The amendments also bring both male and female rape under one section, he said. (SI)

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