Slovenia, longer sentences for smugglers ineffective

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, AUG 14 - According to the Slovenian newspaper Dnevnik, people smugglers, whose numbers are steadily increasing, missed the message that the former government intended to send when longer prison sentences were passed in 2020, the4 Slovenian news agency Sta reports today. Instead, legislative changes have resulted in acutely overcrowded prisons. The prosecution of smugglers has placed additional strain on criminal courts, with these cases taking precedence over others. In 2020, the now-opposition Democrats (SDS) and New Slovenia (NSi) claimed that longer prison sentences would send a message to smugglers, according to Dnevnik. (ANSA).