KMT lawmakers to seek referendum on caning for fraud, child abuse

Lawmakers from the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) on Monday said they will launch a campaign to hold a referendum proposing caning as a punishment for people convicted of "major crimes" such as large-scale fraud, child abuse and sexual assault.

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