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asiaone.com - 3 month ago

Those who commit serious sexual and violent crimes can be held indefinitely after jail term under proposed law

Those convicted of serious violent and sexual crimes may no longer be automatically released at the end of their prison term, if Parliament passes a new sentencing regime proposed by the Ministry of Law and Ministry of Home Affairs.  We want to ensure that such dangerous and high-risk offenders are not released back into the community until they no longer pose a threat to public safety,  the ministries said in a joint press release. Our current sentencing options are inadequate to deal with such egregious offending. For offences that do not attract life imprisonment, the available sentencing options all presently require an offender to be released automatically after a certain point, regardless of the threat they pose to others. The Criminal Procedure (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, which was read in Parliament on Wednesday (Jan 10), includes proposals to advance the criminal justice system to protect the public.  One of the proposed key amendments to the Bill is a new sentencing regime known as the Sentence for Enhanced Public Protection (SEPP). 


Berita Terkini
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