The Former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan is set to chemically castrate around 2,000 convicted pedophiles amid a surge in child rapes across the landlo
The Former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan is set to chemically castrate around 2,000 convicted pedophiles amid a surge in child rapes across the landlocked country. A Turkestan sex offender, whose identity is unknown, will be the first to receive the injection under the supervision of Kazakhstan’s health ministry. The man was found guilty of sexually attacking a child in April, 2016. The country’s president Nursultan Nazarbayev has allocated $37,000 (RM111,735) to fund around 2,000 castrations.
Earlier this year, the country passed a new law allowing for chemical castrations. At the time, Senator Byranym Aitimova revealed that the temporary castration will come in the form of a one-time injection. The treatment is intended to prevent an offender from committing sexual violence. Most chemical castrations do not last a lifetime and are considered to be reversible. The drug, Cyproterone, is a steroidal anti-androgen that was originally created for cancer patients. When administered through injection, it will dramatically reduce a person’s sex drive and libido but effects to dull sexual urges could wear off in time. Critics have warned that the procedure is not guaranteed to prevent repeated sexual assaults.
The castrations in Kazakhstan will be executed at regional psychoneurological clinics across the country.
