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Surrey trade board calls for review of sex offender regulations, protocols

3 sex offenders released back into community in span of 6 weeks
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Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke speaks during a news conference about the city害羞草研究所檚 municipal police force transition, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. The Surrey Board of Trade says it is joining Locke in 害羞草研究所渦rgently calling害羞草研究所 for a comprehensive review of laws and protocols around high-risk sex offenders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The Surrey Board of Trade says it is joining Mayor Brenda Locke in 害羞草研究所渦rgently calling害羞草研究所 for a comprehensive review of laws and protocols around high-risk sex offenders.

Board President Anita Huberman says in an open letter to B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth and Attorney General Niki Sharma that the board is concerned and frustrated about the recent release of a 29-year-old, who lives in Surrey and was convicted of sexually assaulting two women in 2017.

The RCMP issued a public interest notice on Friday, saying Ezaz Razak 害羞草研究所渞epresents a serious and imminent risk to vulnerable women and intimate partners.害羞草研究所

The letter says this is the third release into the community in about six weeks, and the current regulations around high-risk offenders has adverse effects on local businesses, including increasing security costs.

Huberman says the board is calling for a re-evaluation of guidelines for dangerous sex offenders, more robust supervision including electronic monitoring, thorough risk assessments before release and clear and timely communication about such high-risk offenders.

Locke issued a similar news release Friday, saying Razak害羞草研究所檚 release is 害羞草研究所渦nconscionable害羞草研究所 and calling on governments to determine 害羞草研究所渕ore appropriate measures in order to protect all communities from harm.害羞草研究所

Huberman says in Tuesday害羞草研究所檚 news release that 害羞草研究所渟afety and well-being of our residents and businesses are paramount.害羞草研究所

害羞草研究所淲e cannot allow the current system to continue jeopardizing the security of our community. Immediate action is needed to protect all communities in British Columbia,害羞草研究所 she says in the release.

害羞草研究所淭he current situation is untenable. Immediate steps must be taken to restore public confidence and safeguard our neighbourhoods.害羞草研究所

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