Government bill · 24th Knesset · published as law 5 July 2022

חוק לתיקון פקודת הראיות (מס' 19), התשפ"ב–2022Law to Amend the Evidence Ordinance (No. 19), 2022 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Status: התקבלה בקריאה שלישית

Topics: Courts and criminal law* · * from the Knesset's official law classification

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

It was decided that a court conducting a criminal trial may decline to admit evidence obtained unlawfully if it is convinced that its admission would substantially harm the right to a fair trial, taking into account several considerations specified in the section.

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Hebrew original

הוחלט שבית משפט הדן במשפט פלילי יהיה רשאי שלא לקבל ראיה שהושגה שלא כדין אם שוכנע שקבלתה תפגע באופן מהותי בזכות להליך הוגן, בשים לב למספר שיקולים המפורטים בסעיף.

Sponsors

Sharren Miriam Haskel, Ofir Katz

Readings

Reservations, sections and other votes (1)

In order. Votes on reservations and individual sections are shown separately from the vote on the bill as a whole.

Source: bill page in the Knesset legislation database ↗

Law to Amend the Evidence Ordinance (No. 19), 2022 · How the Knesset Votes