Joyce Lawrence who was convicted on September 5, 2016 of two Trafficking in Persons (TIP) offences should have faced mandatory jail time in addition to the order of restitution and fine that were imposed on her.
This point was made yesterday by the government’s Ministerial Task Force on TIP in response to the order of restitution and fine handed down on Lawrence by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
Expressing its concern in a statement, the Task Force noted