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وكالة صدى نيوز
Source: وكالة صدى نيوز
1 Dayوكالة صدى نيوز
Source: وكالة صدى نيوز
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The Civil Coalition for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law, “Istiqlal,” held a workshop to discuss amendments to Palestinian Criminal Procedure Law No. 3 of 2001, issued under Decree-Law No. 22 of 2026. The amendments cover the service of notices, trials, the hearing of witnesses, and the use of audio-visual communication in remote proceedings. The Supreme Judicial Council justified the amendments as a response to practical problems: approximately 24,000 hearings in 2020 and 27,000 in 2022 could not be held because defendants were not brought to court. Human rights organizations, however, warned that the changes could undermine the right to a defence and fair-trial guarantees, and called for broader consultations. Participants stressed the need to balance faster proceedings with the protection of rights. The Supreme Judicial Council expected the remote-trial system to begin operating within three months. The workshop concluded with a call to continue the dialogue and develop practical recommendations.
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