Cabinet approval has been received to submit amendments to the Penal Code.

Accordingly, in order to amend the laws on statutory rape mentioned in the Penal Code, to correct the existing deficiencies in the law related to rape and to make the rape of boys a criminal act, to introduce amendments to the Penal Code held on 2021-01-18 and 2121-06-28 It was approved in the Cabinet meeting.

Accordingly, the Atto ey General's permission has been received for the bill prepared by the draftsman.

The Council of Ministers approved the proposal submitted by the Minister of Justice to publish the said Bill in the Gove ment Gazette and then submit it to the Parliament.
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