Why Take The UN And Dump The Privy Council?

Monday 6 Oct 2003 Stephen Franks Press Releases -- Crime & Justice

When Attorney-General Margaret Wilson dumps our right of appeal to the Privy Council, to assert New Zealand's independence and maturity from colonialism, will she now set us free from the UN committee telling us we must increase the age of criminal responsibility? ACT New Zealand Justice Spokesman Stephen Franks said today.

"New Zealanders are sick and tired of seeing so-called `children' get away with crimes of adult brutality.

"The last thing we need is foreigners - from countries with no respect for our traditions of freedom - telling decent parents how to raise their children.

"Will the Attorney-General and Prime Minister Helen Clark now show independence by rejecting the UN calls - or would that put the Prime Minister's hopes of an international job at risk?" Mr Franks said.

ENDS

For more information visit ACT online at http://www.act.org.nz or contact the ACT Parliamentary Office at act@parliament.govt.nz.

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