חוק סדר הדין הפלילי (תיקון מס' 93 - הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (היוועדות חזותית), התשפ"ד-2023Law on the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment No. 93 - temporary provision – Iron Swords) (Video Conferencing), 2023 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Criminal Procedure Law was amended so that arraignment hearings opening a criminal trial, held in cases involving detained or imprisoned defendants, may also be conducted via video conference, due to the state of emergency. In cases where there is no way to hold a hearing even by video conference, the arraignment may be conducted using a technological device enabling hearing only, if the defendant and his defense counsel have given their consent, or if the court has so ordered after being convinced that there is urgency in holding the hearing at that time. In addition, an option was added to hold hearings via video conference if they can bring the defendant's proceedings to a conclusion and the defendant requested this through his defense counsel. The hearings will be held in the presence of the defendant's defense counsel, and if he is unrepresented, a defense counsel will be appointed for him, in a manner ensuring that the defense counsel, the defendant and the judge can hear and see one another. This arrangement was established as a temporary provision for a period of two and a half months, and in addition - the provisions will apply only during the validity period of the notice restricting court hearings and the declaration of holding detention hearings via video conference under the aforementioned Communicable Disease Regulations.

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