UNC no new laws needed, won t make decisions based on emotions
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As the call for the United National Congress (UNC) to support the Bail Amendment Bill continues to be made by both Government and private citizens, the party says it will not make decisions based on emotions.
During a news conference at their Charles Street, Port-of-Spain office yesterday, the UNC said although emotions are high in the country, they will make sober decisions as they believe the country does not need laws to solve crime.
Lawyer: Bail Bill will not fix judicial system
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sharlene.rampersad@guardian.co.tt
Defence attorney Larry Williams says he does not believe the Bail Amendment Bill will fix the ills in the judicial system.
In an interview with Guardian Media, Williams said 70 per cent of cases that are dismissed are the fault of police officers who take years to bring their evidence to the court.
His comment comes on the heels on much public criticism over the failure to proclaim the Bail Amendment Bill in the wake of Andrea Bharatt’s kidnapping and murder. One of the suspects in Bharatt’s case has 45 pending matters before the court and was out on bail when Bharatt was kidnapped.