SINGAPORE: A Singapore court’s decision to put a student who assaulted his ex-girlfriend behind bars for just 12 days sparked an outcry Tuesday, with campaigners condemning a series of light punishments for women’s attackers.
After pleading guilty to voluntarily causing hurt, the 23-year-old dentistry student at the National University of Singapore , was sentenced Friday to a “short detention order”, which will see him spend 12 days in prison but means he will not have a criminal record. “The harm experienced by the former is frequently minimised, while the past record and future potential of the latter are amplified.”
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