According to the provider, in five of the amendments, the guarantees of defence of the accused - in the confession in serious crimes, in the case of witnesses who stop going to trial, in the abbreviated trial for serious crimes, in the right of reply to the appeal and in the new fine for delaying acts
Luisa Neto identified five critical points in the law that aims to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure that may call into question guarantees of defense of defendants. PS had already advanced with similar request.
According to the provider, in five of the amendments, the guarantees of defence of the accused - in the confession in serious crimes, in the case of witnesses who stop going to trial, in the abbreviated trial for serious crimes, in the right of reply to the appeal and in the new fine for delaying acts
The Ombudsman requested the Constitutional Court to declare unconstitutional some amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure introduced by Law No 34/2026, according to the Ombudsman.