One way of looking at it
Jun 29th, 2009 | By ssacn | Category: CommercialCommercial fishermen want the authorities to stop invoking the Proceeds of Crime Act on them when they break EU quota rules. This follows on from the recent W. Stevenson and Son case where the Newlyn firm was ordered to pay £710,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act in compensation following an earlier conviction of several illegal fishing offences.
However, the commercial fishermen believe that the act is on the statute to strip assets from criminals who have amassed their wealth from criminal acts, whereas the fishermen should be excused because the CFP is flawed and that commercial fishermen work in the most harsh of conditions.
According to a spokesperson, there is a growing feeling among fishermen that the penalties far exceed what most people would consider to be fair justice.
An interesting viewpoint which shows how little regard they have for anything other than their own personal gain.
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