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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1988

BILL SEEKS TO AVOID COURT TRANSLATION DELAYS

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PROCEDURE FOR THE

ADMISSION OTHER

A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO AMEND THE INTO EVIDENCE OF STATEMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN A LANGUAGE THAN ENGLISH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 PROVIDES A STATEMENT TENDERED IN EVIDENCE IS MADE ENGLISH, IT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED

THAT IF

IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN BY AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION, WHICH OR ON BEHALF OF THE SHALL BE CERTIFIED UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED BY PROSECUTOR AND THE DEFENDANT.

THE

"THUS IF ALL PARTIES ARE IN AGREEMENT AS TO THE CONTENT OF

BE DISPENSED TRANSLATED STATEMENT, THE CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT CAN WITH, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

OTHER

WRITTEN STATEMENTS AT PRESENT, THE ADMISSION INTO EVIDENCE OF

THAN A COMMITTAL, IS ALLOWED IF IN A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING, CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET.

BE

ONE IS THAT A STATEMENT IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN

TRANSLATION CERTIFIED ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENGLISH

BY

ENGLISH MUST A COURT

TRANSLATOR.

THIS

PROBLEMS

TRIAL BECAUSE

SERVICE,

OF

IS WHICH

DELAYS UNDER

AT HAS CAUSED

THE

TRANSLATION COURT EXPERIENCED WHILE PRESSURE, PRODUCES A CERTIFIED TRANSLATION.

DESCRIBING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AS A PROCEDURAL

WAS

WHERE THAT FELT

IT

PARTIES

SPOKESMAN SAID AGREEMENT THAT AN AVAILABLE TRANSLATION

REFORM, THE ARE IN ALL THE IS SATISFACTORY, NO USEFUL PURPOSE IS SERVED BY REQUIRING THE COURT TO CERTIFY THE TRANSLATION.

TIME MAY BE LOST AND COSTS INCURRED WHILE WAITING FOR IT TO

DO

80.

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