Jobbik proposes chemical castration for perpetrators of sex crimes

The opposition Jobbik party on Tuesday called for harsher punishments for paedophiles and people who commit sex crimes, including the introduction of chemical castration. Party deputy leader Balazs Ander told a press conference that recent "appalling court rulings" had revealed severe shortcomings in this area of criminal law, prompting the party to submit a draft resolution to parliament. He added that Jobbik, being "a party of law and order", would always take the side of victims and the vulnerable.