A court in Nottingham, central England, This Thursday, October 3, he handed down a sentence of four and a half years in prison against Emad Kaky, a 47-year-old man, for organizing a trip with the intention of subjecting a girl to female genital mutilation and forcing her into marriage.
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This conviction marks the first time in the UK that attempted female genital mutilation has been criminalised.
First case convicted in the UK
Kaky had booked and financed a trip from the United Kingdom to Iraq in 2019 for the purpose of carrying out these practices. However, his plans were thwarted when someone discovered what he was planning and reported him to the police authorities.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the messages found on Kaky’s phone “clearly” demonstrated his intention to carry out both genital mutilation and forced marriage.
This practice, prohibited in many countries, was defended by the accused during the trial, who stated that it was something ‘normal’, the prosecution said.
Today Emad Kaky became the first person to be convicted of conspiracy to commit FGM, which the Judge described as “a barbaric practice.” As well as a second charge of Forced Marriage he’s been jailed for 4 1/2 years #law #Nottingham https://t.co/UDBQg8c9a3
— Nathan Clay (@NathanClay_) October 3, 2024
Exemplary sentence to prevent future crimes
Delivering the sentence, Judge Nirmal Shant described Kaky’s actions as “barbaric”. “When I assess the seriousness of the alleged events, I not only take into account the damage caused, which in this case did not occur, but also the intention to cause harm,” he said.
“You worked to make this happen. This crime requires a deterrent sentence. What you did, what you planned to do, was barbaric,” the magistrate added.
This case joins others related to female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom. In February of this year, a woman was sentenced to seven years in prison for allowing a three-year-old girl to be subjected to this practice during a trip to Kenya. It was another historic sentence, since it was the first time that this crime was punished in the country.
The British law, in force since 2003, establishes penalties of up to fourteen years in prison for those who participate in these acts of genital mutilation.which continue to occur in certain regions of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. .
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