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Bill: NPS Justice Reform, August 4497
Details
Submitted by[?]: Natsional'naya Partiya Sindikalistov
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: April 4498
Description[?]:
| As we cannot agree to all the provisions in the traditionalist proposal, we will propose an alternative. Minister of Justice Volya Polakoff |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy with respect to the death penalty.
Old value:: The death penalty is not applied, except for terrorism, treason and crimes against mankind.
Current: The death penalty is illegal and is never to be applied.
Proposed: The death penalty is applied for capital crimes.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's position towards the use of forensic DNA databases.
Old value:: Only DNA from persons convicted of crime is recorded.
Current: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Proposed: DNA from persons accused or convicted for a crime is recorded.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The right to trial by jury (if there are courts)
Old value:: Local governments decide who has the right to trial by jury.
Current: Individuals accused of serious crimes have the right to trial by jury.
Proposed: Only certain individuals accused of any crime have the right to trial by jury.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers carry standard firearms.
Current: Police officers may only carry non-lethal weapons apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The police may arrest citizens for any reason.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards police presence.
Old value:: Presence of the police is left to the local governments.
Current: The police patrol public property at all times.
Proposed: The police patrol all property at all times.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Public executions (if death penalty is legal).
Old value:: Executions are always carried out in private; however, family members, the victim and the victim's relatives are allowed to be present.
Current: Executions are always carried out in private; only necessary personnel are allowed to be present, which might include spiritual advisers.
Proposed: Executions may be carried out in public and/or be broadcast on television.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Jury selection (if trial by jury is allowed).
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: Jurors are randomly selected from the population.
Proposed: Jurors are politically appointed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:40:56, December 09, 2018 CET | From |  Национальный союз | To | Debating the NPS Justice Reform, August 4497 |
| Message | We consider the changes to the law included in this bill to be positive and to constitute a massive improvement. While we hope more can be done in the future and that the rule of law can be fully restored, we believe this to be a big step in the right direction. Наша нация выше всех и всего |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 555 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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