Treatment of inmate sparks UN appeal
Treatment of inmate sparks UN appeal
- The 58-year-old was first detained in 1969 for a serious sex offence against a young boy. Subsequent serious sexual offences saw him sentenced to two terms of preventive detention. Auckland-based disability advocate Colin Burgering has been involved with the man's case for eight years, He says if the man was sentenced today, he ought to be covered by the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act, which allows people to be housed a secure unit in the community, but the ministry is blocking such moves.
- The 58-year-old was first detained in 1969 for a serious sex offence against a young boy. Subsequent serious sexual offences saw him sentenced to two terms of preventive detention. Auckland-based disability advocate Colin Burgering has been involved with the man's case for eight years, He says if the man was sentenced today, he ought to be covered by the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act, which allows people to be housed a secure unit in the community, but the ministry is blocking such moves.