“Men should stop killing women over alleged infidelity” – Actress Joke Silva

• In an exclusive interview with Saturday Beats, she expressed her outrage at the idea that men who kill their partners for alleged infidelity should face life imprisonment.

Veteran actress Joke Silva has expressed her deep concerns regarding the recent incidents of women being murdered by their partners in the country due to suspected infidelity.

In an exclusive interview with Saturday Beats, she conveyed her indignation, asserting that men who take the lives of their partners over allegations of infidelity ought to receive life sentences.

She said, “These men should be tried and put in jail for life because it is a capital offence. The law should take its course because it’s ridiculous. Men cheat all the time. Do they get killed? Do they get burnt? What rubbish is that? Where’s the proof that she cheated? And what about the man who she cheated with, what would happen to him? Is he supposed to go scot-free?”

She added, “It’s so bad. Even if there’s evidence of cheating, why can’t you just carry your bag and leave? Or send the woman back to her parents? If you investigate properly, you’ll probably find that the murderer has cheated a million times, yet he’s killing his partner in one instance.

“The women who are dead now are people’s children and mothers too.”

On the entertainment industry’s role in addressing the killings, Silva said, “How much advocacy do you want the industry to do? One of the best forms of advocacy is enforcing sanctions for bad behaviour. This isn’t just bad behaviour; it is criminal.”