How many times must one defile?

May 24, 2009

EDITOR—I refer to your article of May 19, entitled, “Defiler sentenced to 17 years in jail”. The convict defiled a six-year-old girl.<br>Defilement attracts a maximum punishment of death but because “it was the first offence he committed” he wa

EDITOR—I refer to your article of May 19, entitled, “Defiler sentenced to 17 years in jail”. The convict defiled a six-year-old girl.
Defilement attracts a maximum punishment of death but because “it was the first offence he committed” he was given 17 years. I have a couple of questions:
- Did the judge and the defence lawyer think about the effect the defilement has caused the young girl?

- How many times must one defile before getting a maximum sentence?

I don’t believe in the death sentence but why not life imprisonment or at least 50 years in jail? There is a big loophole in the judicial system. The defence lawyer, Isaac Okai, appeared to be more sympathetic with the defiler than with the victim!
ldoes he have children?

- Where are the so-called human rights activists or isn’t this young girl a human being?
Let us pray for our beloved motherland.

Lydia Namara
Lydia.namara@unbs.go.ug
************************

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});