Germany’s bill proposes 5-year minimum for date-rape drug crimes
The proposal would classify date-rape drugs as dangerous substances alongside weapons. Germany’s Bundestag is scheduled to vote on the bill on 6 November.
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The proposal would classify date-rape drugs as dangerous substances alongside weapons. Germany’s Bundestag is scheduled to vote on the bill on 6 November.
A bill before Germany’s parliament proposes raising the minimum prison sentence from 3 years to 5 years for crimes involving date-rape drugs, including rape or robbery. The draft would also classify the drugs as “dangerous substances” alongside weapons.
DW said the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of parliament, was scheduled to vote on the proposal on 6 November. If passed, the bill would impose the higher minimum sentence for the relevant crimes.
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