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Bill: Justice Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertäre-Grüne Bewegung
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 3228
Description[?]:
| Our justice system must not discriminate against the poor; they have just as much a right to a fair trial as the rich. Alex Kerner Co-President of the LGB |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state for defendants with low incomes.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:19:04, December 14, 2011 CET | From | Liberaldemokratische Partei | To | Debating the Justice Reform Act |
| Message | Why should a rich person who has been accused of a crime and is eventually found innocent pay for legal representation on his own while his poor counterpart is provided free defense on the expense of the taxpayer? This is not what we consider equality. - Hans Holzbauer, LDP Group Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 137 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 282 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 81 |
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