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Back to EpisodesNational's plan to criminalise silence raises justice questions
Published 3 weeks, 4 days ago
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National is promising to make it a crime to remain silent and not disclose information relating to a child being murdered. National's Justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith says the right to remain silent is a fundamental principle but it should not be absolute when a child has lost their life and no one is talking. But what would the implications be for our justice system? Paul Goldsmith spoke to Guyon Espiner.