The Penal Code, in its current form, provides for lenient punishment to offenders of gender-based violence (GBV), and this could be the reason the vice has remained a challenge, according to the Prosecutor-General, Jean Bosco Mutangana.
Mutangana may have just taken over as the Prosecutor General but his experience in the law field over the years has prepared him for the challenging tasks that come with his new job.
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