Current Affairs Justice Ministry may push to lower age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 12 for 'serious' crimes

13-09-2004 | Brian Kenety

In recent weeks, children under the age of 15 have been implicated in the murders of an elderly woman and the rape and murder of a young girl. The Minister of Justice, Pavel Nemec, is now considering pushing to lower the age of legal responsibility from 15 to 12 for particularly serious crimes like murder.

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