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I don't know Kyrgyzstan. But the story itself says: > In response, the Kyrgyz parliament raised the maximum sentence for bride kidnapping from three to seven
by einpoklum 4y ago
I don't know Kyrgyzstan. But the story itself says:
> In response, the Kyrgyz parliament raised the maximum sentence for bride kidnapping from three to seven years.
and the tale at the beginning of the story is rare and extreme enough to spark a national campaign of outrage. I'm not saying that this phenomenon does not exist, but I do wonder if the Economist is not up-playing this for curiosity/shock value.
- int_19h 4y agoThe story cites statistics from the government itself: "In a Kyrgyz government survey conducted in 2016 and funded by the UN, some 22% of the country’s women reported that their marriage had begun with an abduction, known as ala-kachuu, or “grab and run”. The researchers broke this figure down into those abducted “without consent” (6%) and those “with consent” (16%)." 6% is not routine, but I don't think it would be fair to call it "rare and extreme", either.
- emodendroket 4y agoIt also says that seven years penalty was less than the penalty for kidnapping for any other reason and that this law has seen weak enforcement because police don't really take it seriously.
- lern_too_spel 4y agoIt sounds like what was rare and extreme was the murder, not the kidnapping.