Revealed: ACT wanted advice on imprisonment

It has been revealed that the ACT Party wanted to seek advice on the imprisonment of Maori Party MPs as part of the privileges committee process. The ACT MP, Parmjeet Parmar,  on the committee apparently made the request The Committee sought advice on possible penalties, including international precedents with explanations of what actions led to…


It has been revealed that the ACT Party wanted to seek advice on the imprisonment of Maori Party MPs as part of the privileges committee process. The ACT MP, Parmjeet Parmar,  on the committee apparently made the request

The Committee sought advice on possible penalties, including international precedents with explanations of what actions led to those penalties. Dr Parmar asked if this could include examples along the full spectrum of responses, from the minimum up to imprisonment.” ACT has said in a statement

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