serious than others
Kenneth Clarke is undermining work in bringing rapists to justice by returning
to the "bad old days" when the offence was treated less seriously, Labour's
deputy leader, Harriet Harman, will warn on Monday.
As the justice secretary prepares to face MPs, Harman says Clarke struck a
"raw nerve" when he appeared to suggest some rapes were more serious than
others.
In an open letter to Clarke, to be published on the Guardian's Comment is free
site, Harman says the criminal justice system has made great advances in the
past decade which has meant victims of rape are treated in a much more
sensitive way.
Harman writes: "Your job is to lead the criminal justice system and to
continue the improvement in bringing rapists to justice....But your comments
last week were an echo from the bad old days. You should support, not
undermine the extraordinary and dedicated work of bringing rapists to justice.
You should be protecting rape crisis centres, supporting sexual assault
referral centres, praising the pioneering work of the crown prosecutors and
protecting the police from cuts which will hit their ...
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