India: anger after the verdict on the rape of a student

The Indian press reacted angrily Sunday sentenced to three years in prison for a teenager for his involvement in gang rape of a student in New Delhi, while the opposition called for a tightening of sanctions for minors. The gang rape and murder of a student in December, on a bus, caused a wave of protests in the country and urged the parliament to increase penalties for adults convicted of sex crimes. Saturday, an Indian court sentenced one of six men charged with the rape to three years in prison. Aged 17 at the time, it was therefore considered to be minor and has received the maximum sentence. The victim's family had demanded the death penalty for adolescents, arguing that the juvenile legislation, which aims to rehabilitate rather than punish, was too lenient. Sushma Swaraj, the leader of the opposition in the lower house of parliament, said she would introduce a bill this week to change the penalties for minors. "This skinny punishment of three years does not do justice," she wrote on her Twitter account. "Parody (justice): the young rapist December 16, escapes with his murder," outraged the tabloid Mail Today newspaper. "He can watch TV and play games in prison," added the Hindustan Times, citing police sources describing the young man "sharper" the six attackers. For the Times of India, the family of the victim "is for private justice" by the juvenile court. Subramanian Swamy, a member of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), told AFP that young man I should have been "executed". He intends to appeal. The young man was used to clean the bus on which the particularly brutal assault took place on the night of December 16. A member of an association for the protection of children who knew the prisoner, told AFP that the young man living on the streets since the age of 11. "He changed work all the time, he wanted to earn money to send to his family" remained in the north, said the man, speaking on condition of anonymity. Four other people prosecuted in this case could be sentenced to death after their trial is taking place. A fifth man was found hanged in his cell in March. December 16 evening, the student returned physiotherapy cinema with her boyfriend when they got on a bus, which had no other passengers. Assaulted with an iron bar, raped and beaten, she was then thrown naked on the road with his friend, also beaten. She died of his injuries a few days later.

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