Temporary Arrest Reform: Shorter Detention, New Alternatives, Stronger Rights Protection
This draft law introduces fundamental changes to temporary arrest rules, aiming to limit its overuse and shorten its duration. Citizens will gain better protection of their rights, access to legal counsel, and new options to avoid detention, such as house arrest or electronic monitoring. The goal is to increase fairness and transparency in criminal proceedings.
Key points
**Shorter Detention and New Alternatives:** The initial arrest period is shortened to one month, and courts must consider less restrictive measures like house arrest or electronic monitoring before ordering detention.
**Enhanced Rights Protection:** Detainees will have the right to immediate court-appointed counsel, and prosecutors must provide electronic access to case files and present action schedules, facilitating defense preparation.
**End to Abuses:** The law prohibits using arrest to coerce testimony and removes the prosecutor's arbitrary power to block bail, strengthening the court's role.
**Transparency and Objectivity:** Detention hearings will be public, and judges who ordered an arrest will be excluded from further involvement in the case, ensuring greater impartiality.
**Improved Detention Conditions:** Temporarily arrested individuals will have unlimited contact with their defense counsel and will be separated from those previously convicted of violent crimes, aiming to minimize the hardship of detention.
55%
VOTING RESULTS
2026-01-23
For
240
Against
174
Abstain
20
Status:
Transmitted to President
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