Concern over secret location of 292 sex offenders
Wednesday, 28 December 2005, 4:19 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Simon Power
National Party Law & Order Spokesman
27
December 2005
Concern over parole and secret location of
292 sex offenders
National’s Law & Order spokesman, Simon
Power, says giving 292 sex offenders parole without
revealing what communities they are living in is outrageous
and is asking for big trouble.
He was commenting on
a report of a Corrections Department list of paroled sex
offenders, gained under the Official Information
Act.
“Serious questions have to asked about why these
people get parole at all, particularly at a time when
children are swarming all over our streets on holiday.
”These people are a threat to the community and
especially children – that’s why they were locked up in the
first place. They should serve their full sentences.
“But then, having let these people out, the Corrections
Department should at the very least be telling the public
where they are living.
“Our communities and our
children have a right to be protected from these people, and
must be told if they are living in their neighbourhoods.
“This information goes to the very heart of the public
interest, and Minister Damien O’Connor must explain why it
is being kept secret,” says Mr Power..
“Hiding
behind the Privacy Act is not a good reason. What about the
rights of our children?”
Ends
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