Chief Minister NT caught out
"Auditor-General’s office rules Chief Minister Natasha Fyles’ post misled public over bail laws
The Territory’s top civil servant has ruled that the Chief Minister ‘misled’ the public in a Facebook post over controversial weapon bail laws in the wake of a horror alleged stabbing."
Declan Laverty, 20, was brutally stabbed to death on 19th March this year. He was about to finish his shift for the day when his life was taken from him.
In the wake of his death, the Chief Minister posted on Facebook :
"I’ve announced urgent bail legislation reforms for the Northern Territory.
These reforms will see:
A new presumption against bail for violent offences involving a weapon,
A presumption against bail for co-offenders who participate in violent offences involving a weapon, even if they do not possess the weapon themselves,
These latest changes will apply to adult and youth offenders.
If you are charged with a violent offence involving a weapon, it is expected that you will sit on remand and out of the community until your case is heard.
We refuse to let knife crime become the norm here in the Territory, and these changes send a strong message to the community.
This is just one of many initiatives announced by the Territory Labor Government to tackle and deter violent offending – with more announcements imminent.
Enough is enough."
The Attorney-General found that she had mislead the public as these changes were only for controlled and prohibited weapons, not improvised weapons like rocks and broken bottles.
The Bail Review did not recommend any changes.
Crime is out of control.
Please help make change so that a beautiful place on earth can also be a safe place to be. Follow me on my Justice for Declan Facebook page, and/or sign this petition to keep the pressure up and momentum going.
Samara, Declan's mum
ETA - The lack of accountability is glaring. The increase in crime is unbelievable. Statistics released recently demonstrate a massive increase over the last 10 years. Over and above this, there have been breaches of the Code of Conduct.
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