The Victorian Opposition wants a debate on mandatory sentences for family violence cases in the face of a clear discrepancy between the two manslaughter sentences this week.
"Too many Victorians will be looking at the sentence handed down to Ristevski and shaking their heads," Mr O'Brien said."That's not justice, that's not justice or anything like it, but that's where we are in Victoria at the moment."
"We need to look at whether having mandatory minimum sentences for family violence, the way we have for one-punch crimes, is the way to go." Mr O'Brien did not criticise judges or members of the legal profession, saying instead that it was up to the Parliament to"fix" sentencing for family violence cases.Legal and justice system expert Stan Winford from RMIT's Centre for Innovative Justice said the key difference in the sentencing of Ristevski and Esmaili was Victorian legislation.
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