Luanda is the province that registers the highest number of processes from January to date, with 402 files related to these crimes, Bartolomeu told Angola Public Television.

The provinces of Benguela with 61, Cuando Cubango with 52, and Lunda Norte with 46 follow the capital in these sad statistics.

The recently concluded fourth extraordinary session of the plenary of the Superior Council of Judicial Magistracy analyzed the issue and considered the sending of judicial inspection teams to reinforce the supervision of these processes of sexual violence against minors.

Last May 23, the National Assembly approved amendments to the Penal Code, among which the penalty for this crime was set between three and 12 years of imprisonment.

However, during the debates many deputies were in favor of applying the maximum penalty to those who incur in these actions.

Sexual violence against minors was among the main types of violence against children in Angola last year, with more than 1,300 cases.

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