自由党领袖承诺强化法制

维州自由党领袖 Matthew Guy 将针对开车枪击和车辆窃盗犯罪问题通过两项重要的法律改革，新的法律改革将可协助抑制这类犯罪的发生。

首先，维州自由党政府将会创建一个新的刑事罪名，此罪名针对危及安全的开车枪击犯罪，新罪名将面临最低五年，最高十五年的有期徒刑。

其次，对于以报废金属名义购买车辆的贸易商将被要求预先和官方资料库核对，确保所购买的车辆不是赃车，同时支付方式也将禁止使用现金，而需使用电子转帐这类留下记录的付款方式。这代表犯罪团伙将无法以报废金属名义，联合不法经销商透过交易赃车赚取利润。

当犯罪份子不断以身试法挑战法律，政府就需强化法制，加重量刑的同时，亦断去不法份子的主要经济来源之一，此正为多管齐下的釜底抽薪之计。 而这一系列为了更有效保护民众，打击犯罪的政策改革不但是自由党的政见承诺，更是如果自由党重新执政当选会执行的政策方针。

 

 

英文版/ English version

Liberal leader promises stronger laws

 

Victorian Liberal Party leader, Matthew Guy, has announced that a Liberal government will make two important changes to the law to help tackle drive-by shootings and car thefts.

 

First, a Victorian Liberal government will create a new criminal offence for firing a gun from a vehicle in a way that endangers safety. Those who commit this new offence will face a minimum of five years in jail and a maximum sentence of 15 years.

 

Secondly, traders who buy cars for scrap metal will be required to confirm from an official online database that the car has not been stolen, and they must pay for the purchase by electronic funds transfer, not by cash.

 

This will mean gangs can no longer make money by stealing cars and selling them for wrecking or scrap metal to unscrupulous dealers for cash.

 

When criminals defy the law, governments need to act to make the law stronger, and that is what a Liberal government will do if re-elected in Victoria.