MINIMUM SENTENCES OF UP TO 30 YEARS PROPOSED FOR SERIOUS GUN CRIMES

Attorney General and Public Safety Minister Hon. Sir Steadroy Benjamin has revealed that parliamentarians will debate proposed minimum sentences of up to 30 years for serious gun crimes.

Parliament’s Lower House is set to meet on September 28 and 29 to consider a raft of legislative measures to impose longer prison sentences.

Sir Steadroy spoke with ABS News on Tuesday on the heels of the triple shooting in Bathlodge on Monday night. Saquania Anthony, a pregnant 20-year-old, was shot dead, while a 13-year-old boy and 24-year-old man are nursing gunshot wounds in hospital.

Sir Steadroy is also confident that the proposed legislation will withstand any constitutional challenge.

He assures that the court’s discretion will not be curtailed, once the circumstances warrant.