Syrian parliament approves a bill abolishing mitigated punishment for “honor killings”

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DAMASCUS, (ST)_ The Syrian People’s Assembly [Parliament] has approved a bill deleting an article that had provided a mitigated punishment for ‘honor killings’.   

The article No.548 of the Penal Code issued in accordance to legislative decree No. 148 for the year 1949, which had provided a mitigated punishment for ‘honor killings’,  was deleted today as a step to be fair towards woman, Deputy Speaker Najdat Anzour declared.

According to the Members of Parliament, this is an important step towards achieving equality for women.

Article 548 reads: “He who catches his wife, sister, mother or daughter by surprise, engaging in an illegitimate sexual act and kills or injures them unintentionally must serve a minimum of two years in prison.” In the previous text, the killer benefited from a complete “exemption of penalty”.

Now, the Syrian government will punish all murders alike – no exceptions.

Basma Qaddour  

 

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