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Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn
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By Halshane Burke
Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn is calling for amendments to the Anti-gang Act to give judges the power to impose a term of life imprisonment as the maximum sentence for convicted gangsters.
The DPP, sharing her perspectives on the efficacy of the law on Tuesday, highlighted section 10 of the Act which relates to recruitment, knowingly aiding and abetting, among other serious offences to facilitate a criminal organization should also carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The Act was amended in 2021, but only to include additional offences.
The DPP's comments came in the wake of the conclusion of the One Don Gang trial.
She said, having had discussions with senior members of her team and Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey, she was convinced that now is an appropriate time to make changes to the law.
This, she argued, would be in the public's interest.
The DPP wants the maximum penalty for being a member of a criminal organization to be doubled.
But she said she wouldn't necessarily recommend a minimum sentence.
The Anti-Gang Act was passed in 2014.
Miss Llewellyn is also recommending that the sentence for facilitating the commission of a particular offence must be pegged to what the sentence would be if the conviction is outside of the legislation.
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