Government will seek Parliamentary approval next week for a Bill that empowers the Police to hold suspects arrested without a warrant for certain offences, in detention for up to 48 hours, after a previous attempt to extend its validity failed. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Bill was first enacted in 2007 and extended [...]

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Government will seek Parliamentary approval next week for a Bill that empowers the Police to hold suspects arrested without a warrant for certain offences, in detention for up to 48 hours, after a previous attempt to extend its validity failed.
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Bill was first enacted in 2007 and extended for two more years in 2009 by a Gazette notification, but without the mandatory Parliamentary approval.

When an attempt was made to extend its period of validity in 2011 for the third time, it failed, as Opposition members opposed it on the grounds that the proper procedure involved in extending the validity of the Bill was not followed.
On Thursday, Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem re-introduced the Bill which will be taken up for debate on October 24.
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act allows for persons arrested without a warrant to be detained up to 48 hours, and also allows the Attorney General to forward indictment directly to the High Court in special cases where murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, rape, and offences committed with the use of explosives or an offensive weapon or gun.




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