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even if the judgment and sentence
were reported in a newspaper
normally read by the relatives and
friends of the accused, they might
miss the item since the date on
which judgment and sentence were to
be announced might not have been
known to them, and
even if they saw the verdict in a
newspaper, they might be doubtful
whether it was a true report.
ask you to mecoming
It will therefore be greatly appreciated if
you will reconsider this matter with a view
(as well as section 123)
to amending Section 122 /to provide for
judgment and sentence always to be announced
in open court.
more than
4. With regard to your paragraph 8, twelve
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months have now passed since you xene siret
my
asked in the Secretary of State's Saring Sarmg Despatch No. 663 of 25 November, 1968, for
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steps could be taken to enact legislation
to give effect to the amendments referred to
above. It would be embarrassing if these
provisions were publicly criticised before
Accordingly I consider
these amendments were made. It would
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accordingly be undesirable to postpone
indefinitely the action required to remedy
the situation and it is hoped that you can
see your way to arranging for the necessary
amending legislation to be enacted as soon as
practicable.
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