Independent senators call for JSC for judge-only trial bill

As debate continued on the Miscellaneous Provisions (Trial By Judge Alone) Bill, 2023 on Friday, several independent senators expressed dissatisfaction with clauses of the bill. Major parts of the bill state: a person shall be judged by judge alone except if they want to be tried by a jury, with the court so directing in

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