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Irlanda del Nord: altri due anni di processi senza giuria

Extension to non-jury trials

The Secretary of State has announced a two year extension to non-jury trials in Northern Ireland.

Processo senza giuria | Non-jury trialOwen Paterson said the powers were being renewed in order to protect jurors from any “potential risk posed by paramilitary groups”.

The decision was taken following an examination of the current security threat.

“I believe it is necessary to extend the Non-Jury Trial system at this time for use in a very small number of cases to ensure justice is administered fairly,” Mr Paterson said. “It is always the hope and intention to return to Jury trial in all cases in Northern Ireland.”

Non-jury trials were introduced in Northern Ireland in 1973 for a wide range of terrorist offences, following a report by Lord Diplock.

He argued that judges should sit alone because of the risk of jury members being intimidated.

While so-called ‘diplock courts’ were officially abolished in 2007, the Director of Public Prosecutions can still issue a specific certificate for a non-jury hearing in the region.

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Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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