|
Monday, September 19, 2005
The new law to accommodate courtroom testimony using closed-circuit television will go before Jamaica's Parliament within three months. This will allow prosecutors wider scope in laying their case in the local courts.
The legislation is aimed to put a physical buffer between witnesses who are threatened for giving evidence and those who stand accused of serious crimes. The new law will be in the form of an amendment to the Evidence Act, says attorney-general and justice minister Senator AJ Nicholson.
The revelation comes amidst increasing discussions within legal circles about the need for the laws to recognise advances in technology and its use in crime-fighting and the marshalling of court cases.
|
