Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab this afternoon tabled the rape amendment bill

14 Oct

Ombudsman independence in the works

ObserverNational NewsJustice Minister Yvonne Dausab this afternoon tabled the rape amendment bill, Ombudsman independence in the works

Martin Endjala A long overdue cry for the independence of the Office of the Ombudsman will soon become a reality. Once the proposed legislation that will give the office teeth and punitive powers, bringing to book all those not complying with orders of the Ombudsman to appear before it in relation to investigations carried out by the Ombudsman. This was revealed by the Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab when she was responding to a question by the Popular Democratic Movement MP, Reggie Diergaardt on the recommendations made by Ombudsman on granting it autonomy. The bill, she said, is in the…

22 Feb

Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab this afternoon tabled the rape amendment bill.

ObserverUncategorisedJustice Minister Yvonne Dausab this afternoon tabled the rape amendment bill, The Bill increases the sentence from a minimum of 15 to 20 years in respect of perpetrators who are found guilty of rape where the complainant has suffered grievous bodily or mental harm

The minimum conviction of rape is increased from a minimum of 5 to ten years, and where the rape is committed under coercive circumstances, the sentence is now increased from a minimum of 10 to 15 years. The Bill increases the sentence from a minimum of 15 to 20 years in respect of perpetrators who are found guilty of rape where the complainant has suffered grievous bodily or mental harm and is under the age of thirteen and is by reason of age exceptionally vulnerable(persons with mental and physical disabilities included). The bill prohibits courts to draw any inference only…