Review of bill closed to rights groups
JUDICIAL REFORM: A bill could put an end to the phenomenon of criminal cases bouncing between courts for years on end, but the legislation is still being drafted
By Loa Iok-sin
STAFF REPORTER
Taipei Times / Thursday, Aug 20, 2009, Page 4
Groups campaigning for judicial reform yesterday protested their exclusion from “public hearings” on a bill to ensure the right to a speedy trial.
Taiwan has a number of criminal cases that have bounced back and forth between the supreme and high courts for years. In one case, three former senior managers at a bank went through repeated trials for three decades before the verdict was finalized. The three were found innocent.
