'There's been too many high-profile cases of murdered children': Ruth Money on National Party's plans to scrap right to silence for cases involving murdered children
The National Party's announced that, if re-elected, they will make it a criminal offence to withhold information from Police when a child aged 12 or under has been killed and adults were present.
National's Justice Spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says the change is aimed at cases where people refuse to speak to police, preventing those responsible from being brought to justice.
The proposed offence would carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, but it also raises a question about how our right to silence can be tossed, and the risk of unintended consequences.
Chief Victims Advisor Ruth Money joins Tim Beveridge to discuss what this proposal means...
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