Britain arrests two in suspected female genital mutilation case

[steve2470]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/26/us-britain-fgm-idUSKBN0FV0KU20140726

(Reuters) - British police have arrested two people in London on suspicion of conspiracy to carry out female genital mutilation (FGM) and placed a young girl in the care of social services, a police statement said on Saturday.

The arrests followed the arrival at the capital's Heathrow airport on Friday morning from Kampala of a 72-year-old Ugandan man accompanied by an 11-year-old girl, the statement said.

They came only days after London hosted a one-day summit on FGM and forced marriage where the government announced it would earmark 1.4 million pounds ($2.4 million) for a prevention program and prosecute parents allowing the practice.

The man was arrested in Newham, east London, on Saturday and a 40-year-old woman was also arrested in Hackney, northeast London, it said. Both remain in police custody.

[riderinthestorm]

1. Good! Enforcing the laws with jail is the only way to stop these practices

When a female hating culture clashes with the west, one great way to stop these hideous practices is to use the full weight of the law.

K&R

[smirkymonkey]

2. +1000

[MoonRiver]

3. Throw the book at those scumbags!