Government putting criminals before victims
Sunday, 24 November 2019, 1:25 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Government putting criminals before victims
This soft
on crime Government is more focused on giving rights back to
criminals than protecting victims, Leader of the Opposition
Simon Bridges says.
“By giving voting rights to
criminals they’re giving them back the voice they have
taken away from others.
“Only days after Corrections
announced they are now calling prisoners ‘men in our
care’ or ‘clients’, it’s obvious this Government’s
priorities lie with prisoners instead of their victims.
“Prisoners who have received sentences of up to three
years aren’t petty criminals. They’re people who have
committed serious assaults, robberies, family violence and
sexual offences.
“If you do the crime, then you
deserve to lose your voting rights and do the time.
“National is the Party of law and order, we will change
this back should we earn the right to govern in
2020.”
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