Friday, 20 January 2017

Bail laws must be strengthened for serious youth offenders: Peulich

Following an incident involving an underage driver under the influence of drugs which resulted in a serious road
accident, a truck has been taken off the road leaving a Cranbourne family without an income for a substantial period
of time.

The underage offender has offended numerous times but the state government's changes in bail laws allowing
breaches of bail to go unpunished.

The changes by the state government in watering down the justice system and bail laws for serious youth offences
has sent the wrong message to youth offenders that there is little consequence in breaching bail or breaking laws.

Quotes from Inga Peulich, Member for South Eastern Metropolitan Region
"Jude Perera and local Labor MPs in Casey must press the Premier to change to bail laws for serious youth offenders
so that those who are a danger to the community and those who continually break the law and put lives at risk can
be dealt with by the courts and law enforcement."

"Labor and Daniel Andrews cannot continue to go soft on youth offenders at the expense of others in our community
whose lives are being ruined."

Further Information Contact: Inga Peulich MLC (03) 9772 1366