While this strategy is supported by the legitimate aim of using the scarce resources of the criminal justice system to comply with the deadlines provided by the current criminal procedure code for remand detention, the result is a serious violation of the right to a fair trial, which includes the right to be tried expeditiously, for those 1,800 or more detainees held under the old code.
While this strategy is supported by the legitimate aim of using the scarce resources of the criminal justice system to comply with the deadlines provided by the current criminal procedure code for remand detention, the result is a serious violation of the right to a fair trial, which includes the right to be tried expeditiously, for those 1,800 or more detainees held under the old code.