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Exclusion of jury system bill protested


Exclusion of jury system bill protested‘TWIN TRACK’: Critics of a lay judge system said that judicial reform should not be politicized and the system should be tested alongside a jury system for some timeBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterJudicial reform advocates yesterday protested the legislature’s exclusion from its extraordinary session agenda of a bill to implement a jury system, while including a rival proposal for a lay judge system. “To have a jury system is to truly respect the wishes of the people in a democracy. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times“In doing so, the government and judiciary are depriving the citizens of their right to choose a jury system,” Lin added. New Power Party caucus whip Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智) also attended the protest in support of a jury system. However, the proposed bill as presented by the Judicial Yuan excludes the jury system,” he said.


Source: Taipei Times June 29, 2020 15:56 UTC



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