1 Sep 2023

Mama Hooch case exposed failings in liquor licensing

From Morning Report, 7:52 am on 1 September 2023

A health campaigner says the Christchurch Mama Hooch sexual assault case has exposed failings in liquor licensing rules and is calling for an overhaul of the law.

Last week Brothers Danny and Roberto Jaz were sentenced to significant jail terms for drugging and sexually assaulting multiple women at the family's bar over a three-year period.

Health Coalition Aotearoa Board co-chair Boyd Swinburn says the fact the Mama Hooch bar remained open while there were the serious charges against them shows a real weakness in the licensing process.

He says it should be hard to get a licence and easy to lose one.

Swinburn spoke to Corin Dann.