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Bill: Anti-Torture Act 2170
Details
Submitted by[?]: Centre Démocratique
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2172
Description[?]:
This proposal was brought forth by other parties in the past and was defeated. Initially the Citizens Party was hesitant to vote for this on national security grounds. However, as a liberal democracy, the Free Republic of Jelbania should not tolerate or allow the state torturing people. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of torture for obtaining information.
Old value:: Suspects can only be tortured under grave emergencies where the information is vital.
Current: It is at the discretion of the police officer to torture suspects for information.
Proposed: Torture is never allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 02:10:30, January 13, 2006 CET | From | Dynex Party | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Act 2170 |
Message | We have tried to pass the bill on two occasions. We still support it completly. |
Date | 23:09:41, January 14, 2006 CET | From | Dynex Party | To | Debating the Anti-Torture Act 2170 |
Message | Why has this not been put up to a vote yet? |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||||
yes |
Total Seats: 318 | ||||||
no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 183 |
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