Electronic tagging law approved by Parliament

Electronic tagging law approved by Parliament

Parliament has approved a law introducing electronic tagging for criminal offenders, with the technology due to be rolled out in the coming weeks.The law will allow for electronic monitoring as an alternative to imprisonment in “certain cases” for sentences of less than a year, the Home Affairs Ministry said in a statement.Tagging will also be...

Parliament Approves Electronic Tagging Law

Parliament approved a law that introduces electronic tagging to help modernise the justice system, creating a balance between the community’s security and the process of rehabilitation. Minister for Home Affairs, Security and Employment, Byron Camilleri presented the law in parliament and explained that the system can give a better result for our country. He went on to say that despite this improvement, the community cannot rest and that abuse o…