By . Lee Moran . PUBLISHED: . 11:11 EST, 14 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:34 EST, 14 November 2012 . 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. The first court to work under the community justice framework was appointed in El Alto, on the outskirts of the Bolivian capital La Paz (pictured), this week . Carmelo Titirico, leader of the National Council for Ayllu y Marka people, said the brutal punishment had been approved by the area's indigenous community 'as it's the only way to stop those crimes'.He told LV7 Radio: 'Indigenous justice is handled differently, not between four walls as ordinary justice is. We will not be sending people to jail in these cases.'He added he was aware the measures could lead to widespread rejection, but said his council would not back down. Rapists will be chemically castrated, and thieves who are caught offending three times will have one of their hands cut off. Titirico said the punishments were permitted under the 'community justice law' enshrined in the South American nation's constitution promulgated by President Evo Morales in 2009The new system is part of the 'Law of Separate Jurisdictions', in force since 2010, that defines the boundary between 'community justice' and the usual legislative process.Community justice can only be dispensed against indigenous people, whereas the regular legal system can be applied to everyone. The brutal punishments are permitted under the 'community justice law' enshrined in Bolivia's constitution, put into effect by President Evo Morales in 2009 . The first court to work under the 'community justice' framework, made up of three men and women, was appointed in the city of El Alto, next to the country's capital La Paz, this week.But Titirico insisted that the court 'respects human life' and that the panel will not approve a person being put to death, even if they have been convicted of murder.He also revealed that non-indigenous people who commit a crime inside the territory of an ethnic community would be judged by the 'community justice' framework.
Brutal punishments for indigenous offenders are permitted under the 'community justice' framework .
Doctors will be paid to chemically castrate convicted rapists and amputate the hands of thieves .
First court to work under community justice set up in the city of El Alto this week .
By . Lee Moran . PUBLISHED: . 11:11 EST, 14 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:34 EST, 14 November 2012 . 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. The first court to work under the community justice framework was appointed in El Alto, on the outskirts of the Bolivian capital La Paz (pictured), this week . Carmelo Titirico, leader of the National Council for Ayllu y Marka people, said the brutal punishment had been approved by the area's indigenous community 'as it's the only way to stop those crimes'.He told LV7 Radio: 'Indigenous justice is handled differently, not between four walls as ordinary justice is. We will not be sending people to jail in these cases.'He added he was aware the measures could lead to widespread rejection, but said his council would not back down. Rapists will be chemically castrated, and thieves who are caught offending three times will have one of their hands cut off. Titirico said the punishments were permitted under the 'community justice law' enshrined in the South American nation's constitution promulgated by President Evo Morales in 2009The new system is part of the 'Law of Separate Jurisdictions', in force since 2010, that defines the boundary between 'community justice' and the usual legislative process.Community justice can only be dispensed against indigenous people, whereas the regular legal system can be applied to everyone. The brutal punishments are permitted under the 'community justice law' enshrined in Bolivia's constitution, put into effect by President Evo Morales in 2009 . The first court to work under the 'community justice' framework, made up of three men and women, was appointed in the city of El Alto, next to the country's capital La Paz, this week.But Titirico insisted that the court 'respects human life' and that the panel will not approve a person being put to death, even if they have been convicted of murder.He also revealed that non-indigenous people who commit a crime inside the territory of an ethnic community would be judged by the 'community justice' framework.
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