MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she was upset by the parliament’s failure on Friday to pass a bill criminalizing taking photos up victim’s clothing.
“Upskirting is an invasion of privacy which leaves victims feeling degraded and distressed. I am disappointed the Bill didn’t make progress in the Commons today, and I want to see these measures pass through Parliament — with government support – soon,” she tweeted.
Justice Secretary David Gauke also said he was upset about the lack of progress on the government-backed legislation, which would have covered England and Wales, but promised to reform it.
Earlier, UK Justice Minister Lucy Frazer said, “making ‘upskirting’ a specific offence, we are sending a clear message that this behavior will not be tolerated, and that perpetrators will be properly punished.”
The bill was put to vote in House of Commons after a campaign by a woman whose case was dropped because of insufficient grounds to prosecute her violators for voyeurism. It was blocked by a Tory lawmaker.
