New law responds to violent crime

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Vivian BowenJournalist at Express

December 7, 2025

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“This is a necessary response; people cannot be left vulnerable in their own homes.”

So said Assembly of Southern Lawyers (ASL) president Saira Lakhan yesterday,

Lakhan made the comment in a WhatsApp exchange with the Sunday Express after the Senate approved the stand-your-ground legislation (Home Invasion/Self-Defence Bill 2025) on Friday night.

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