Majority supports lay judge system, DPP poll shows‘NATIONAL JUDGE ACT’: The survey showed 78.2 percent support for the DPP initiative as opposed to a jury system, which had only 19.2 percent supportBy Yang Chun-hui, Chiu Yan-ling and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writerNearly 80 percent of the public prefer a lay judge system over a jury system, a survey conducted by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) showed. The DPP has come under fire for not including a proposed jury system on the agenda for legislative talks on judicial reform, despite the party’s charter calling for a jury system. It has instead pushed for a lay judge system, which was initially proposed by the Judicial Yuan. Photo: Su Fun-her, Taipei TimesThe survey, released on Sunday, showed that 78.2 percent of respondents support a “national judge system,” while only 19.2 percent support a jury system. The national judge system represented an “evolution of the jury system,” the statement said.

Source: Taipei Times July 06, 2020 15:56 UTC