Sexual offence amendments, bestiality laws & other major changes in law shakeup

In a recent press conference addressed by Justice Minister Edward Zammit Lewis and Minister for Social Justice Micael Falzon, certain amendments to Malta’s current laws with regards to sexual offences were proposed.

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Posted by Edward Zammit Lewis on Monday, 28 June 2021

During the conference, Zammit Lewis revealed the government’s proposal for extending the time-bar for sexual offences committed against minors to 20 years, which will also start from when the victim is 23 rather than 18 as it currently stands.

Other proposals for changes to the Criminal Code subsequent laws include making sexual acts between humans and animals illegal and punishable, amendments clarifying that people aged 16 or over may seek psychiatric treatment without parents’ or guardians’ consent as well as clarifying that non-consensual sex with an object is still considered rape, amongst others.

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