Tēnā koe Chris,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act request of 19 January 2025 to
the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

 

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until yesterday.  We are working with ICT Security to identify what has
happened to cause this issue.

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris <[FOI #29807 email]>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2025 4:41 PM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Soft sentences

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

Will the ministry will hold judges accountable for soft sentencing.

Like this story
[2]https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/ne...

 

12 months home detention and some community service for 4 counts of
Manslaughter??

 

Also youths that do ramriads only getting 4 and half years in jail and the
victim ask for something too and the judge just given the youths 4 and
half years.

 

1. Will the judges be accountable for being to soft.

2. Why does judges hand down soft sentences for repeat offenders.

3. Why are the youths are on a catch and release program and once they
catch them they get let go back into the community.

4. Why does the victims from any crime get heard and the judges does not
take on the side of the victims.

5. Why does judges give big discounts up to 50% off there sentencing.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Chris

 

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Kia ora Chris

 

Please find your OIA response attached.

 

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

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