Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity The Honourable Deb Frecklington
I have instructed the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to lodge an appeal against a sentence handed down in Toowoomba District Court.
On June 18, Salah Sulaiman Almuhama was sentenced to a 12-month jail term, suspended for two years, for two counts of the indecent treatment of a child under the age of 16.
I consider the sentence handed down to be manifestly inadequate.
My thoughts are with the victim and her family.
The Crisafulli Government is committed to restoring accountability to Queensland's justice system, ensuring offenders are met with serious consequences, and victims are put first.
A Notice of Appeal has been lodged with the Court of Appeal registry on my behalf by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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