Bolivian City to Amputate Thieves' Hands, Castrate Rapists

By Lee Moran, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

El Alto, Bolivia

November 14, 2012 Updated Nov 14, 2012 at 5:58 PM PDT

Thieves will have their hands amputated and rapists will be chemically castrated under a controversial new judicial system for Bolivia's indigenous people.

Trained doctors will be paid to operate on convicted criminals in the city of El Alto after they are sentenced by a newly created court.

And if medical professionals refuse to perform the surgery, lesser-trained indigenous doctors from the rural, highland provinces will be paid to take on the work.

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