Brighton 恐怖份子自由的背后，是假释法的懦弱

时间可减缓伤痛，但无法抚平疤痕； 时间可釐清真相，但无法消弭创伤。 时间让我们明白，Brighton 恐怖份子从监狱中重获自由，皆因 Andrews 政府对假释法的宽鬆改革。

 

犹忆 2015 年期间，政府告诉人民，假释法已做出改革，暴力犯罪份子除非在刑期的后半阶段表现良好，否则不得假释。

 

然则，该规范并未列入假释委员会审核的规则内。事实胜于雄辩，即便人犯 Khayre 在假释前数月，于狱中犯下纵火罪行，他依然获得了假释。

 

上週我在议会就此质询州长，可他却无法对此做出解释。

 

如果时光回到过去，如果假释法改革落实，那 Khayre 仍在监狱，郝凯 (Nick Kai Hao) 依然在生。 但世间没那麽多如果，时光也无法回到过去。 面对既定的事实，已知的过错，更应亡羊补牢，避免悲剧重演。

 

Brighton terrorist free because of weakened parole laws

 

It has now become clear that Brighton terrorist Yacqub Khayre was only able to be released from jail because the Andrews government weakened a crucial reform to parole laws.

 

The government told Victorians in 2015 that it had changed parole laws so that a violent offender could not get parole unless they had behaved satisfactorily for the second half of their time in jail.

 

However, this requirement was not included in the parole board’s rules, and Khayre was given parole even though he had committed arson in prison just a few months previously.

 

I questioned the Premier about this in Parliament last week, but he could not give any explanation for the failure.

 

If Khayre had still been in jail as he should have been, Nick Kai Hao would still be alive today.