The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has appealed the non-custodial sentences handed down to human trafficking convict Joyce Lawrence, in light of the law stipulating that a jail sentence is mandatory for persons found guilty of the crime.
According to Public Relations Officer of the DPP’s office Liz Rahaman, DPP Shalimar Ali-Hack signed the necessary documentation on Friday to set the appeal in motion.
Instead of sentencing Lawrence to jail time, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan had ordered that she make restitution to the victim and fined her on a related charge of withholding the victim’s identification.
