Amending the Criminal Procedures Law is not sufficient to resolve the pretrial detention crisis in Egypt

 The Justice Support Foundation (JSF) at the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP) is closely and attentively monitoring the renewed discussions on amending the Criminal Procedures Law, currently under review by the subcommittee of the Legislative and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. The committee has reached a preliminary consensus on these amendments, which are slated for presentation to the House of Representatives in the upcoming session this October for ratification. The proposed amendments include the reduction of pretrial detention periods, the abolition of the chapter on physical coercion, and the introduction of regulations and standards for remote trials. The bill, initially drafted in 2017, has faced delays for various reasons.

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