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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1993
PROSECUTION PROCEDURES FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED UNDER REVIEW
* * *
NEED FOR SPECIAL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS FULLY AWARE OF THE
HANDLING OF CASES INVOLVING THE ATTENTION AND SENSITIVE
MENTALLY
HANDICAPPED.
PROSECUTION
ΤΟ PROCEDURES
TAKE
IT IS REVIEWING ITS INTERNAL ACCOUNT OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY THE REMARK WAS MADE BY A SPOKESMAN
A DELEGATION (TUESDAY) AFTER
FROM OF 200 REPRESENTATIVES
SOCIAL SERVICES GROUPS AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CONCERNED GROUPS HANDED IN A AND THE HEALTH AND PETITION TO THE JUDICIARY, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
A SPECIAL COURT WELFARE BRANCH, REQUESTING SEPERATE LEGISLATION AND FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
"THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO STUDY PROSECUTION USED IN OTHER COUNTRIES," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
PROCEDURES
CAREFULLY
ALL
PROTECTION OF THE REFLECT THE VIEWS AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL CONSIDER VERY REPRESENTATIONS HE RECEIVES ON THE ISSUE OF LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND WILL WISHES OF CONCERNED GROUPS TO THE JUDICIARY, BRANCH AND A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WORKING GROUP.
YEAR, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
THIS FEBRUARY SINCE
WITH THE WORKING WORKING CLOSELY WAH-MING.
GROUP
MR CONVENED BY
FRED LI
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, MR JOHN
WILL WOOD, ADDRESSING THE WIDER CONTINUE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO LEGISLATORS IN ISSUES AFFECTING THE TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED IN COURT.
IN
OF HEALTH
ACTIVELY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO BEEN
PARTICIPATING THE COMMISSIONER AN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP, CHAIRED BY REHABILITATION, TO DISCUSS PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MENTAL ORDINANCE.
A SPECIAL AS REGARDS THE CHIEF JUSTICE'S SUGGESTION TO SET UP WORKING GROUP, CHAIRED BY A HIGH COURT JUDGE AND COMPRISING MEMBERS OF TO STUDY POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND NON-GOVERNMENT GROUPS, CHANGES TO HELP HANDICAPPED PERSONS WHEN GIVING EVIDENCE IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ALREADY REPLIED TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO HIS SUPPORT IN PRINCIPLE
CRYSTALISE SUCH A
AND HIS
EAGERNESS
TO
A TRIAL,
SHOW
PROPOSAL.
IT HAD BEEN THE
LEGAL
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REITERATED THAT DEPARTMENT'S CONSISTENT POLICY NOT TO COMMENT ON ANY INDIVIDUAL CASE.
INDIVIDUAL
BE
OR
DISCUSSED INNOCENCE.
ΤΟ CASE "IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR
A
GUILT DISCUSSION INTO SINCE THAT COULD LEAD INTO THESE ARE MATTERS FOR THE COURTS, AND THE COURTS ALONE.
DEPARTMENT WAS SENT LAST THURSDAY ΤΟ YOUNG WOMAN, HE
"THEREFORE, NO RRPRESENTATIVE FROM LEGAL
MEETING GROUP TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WORKING
MUTE, DEAF, BRIEF MEMBERS OF THE RAPE CASE OF EXPLAINED.
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/HOWEVER, THE