OPEN-ENDED: The amendments also exempt crimes that result in death from a 30-year statute of limitations for offenses punishable by death or at least 10-year terms
Taipei Times
Date: May 11, 2019
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter
Lawmakers yesterday amended the Criminal Code to include a provision stipulating a
Legislative Yuan staff hand carnations to female lawmakers on the legislative floor yesterday to mark Mother’s Day, which falls on Sunday. Photo: CNA
prison term of at least 10 years — and a maximum of life imprisonment — for child abuse that results in death.
People who cause grievous bodily harm to minors face a prison term of five to 12 years, the amendment says.
Those who abuse minors to make a profit and cause their death face a prison term of 12 years to life, while those who inflict grievous bodily harm to minors in the pursuit of profit would receive a prison term of at least 10 years, it says.
The amended Criminal Code now also includes a definition of abuse: acts of violence, coercion or other inhumane treatment. [FULL STORY]
