Tougher laws to combat rising teen violence

The government is set to implement stricter measures aimed at combating rising teen violence in the wake of a brutal attack on a 14-year-old girl in Glyfada, which has raised the alarm across the nation. The shocking incident has served as a catalyst for new legislation that includes lowering the age of criminal responsibility and imposing harsher penalties on the parents of juvenile offenders. 

The proposed reforms would permit detention for minors as young as 14, a significant shift from the current system where only corrective actions like counseling or community service are available for children aged 12 to 15. Presently, detention is reserved for those over 15 years old. The new law would empower courts to impose stricter penalties on younger offenders. Although the government had contemplated reducing the age of criminal responsibility to as low as 10, that proposal...