Members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic did not advance to the third reading on Tuesday, November 10, an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code, which was meant to change the rules for cooperating defendants, also referred to as "kajúcnici" (cooperating witnesses). 75 of the 150 present members voted in favor of continuing the legislative process, the same number voted against or did not participate in the vote, meaning the proposal did not gain the necessary support. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗
The amendment concerned the system of benefits for cooperating persons in criminal proceedings. Its aim was to limit or adjust the rules under which defendants can cooperate with law enforcement authorities in exchange for certain benefits. However, the proposal did not gain sufficient support in parliament to proceed to the next stage of approval. teraz.sk ↗
The vote provoked differing reactions from opposition and coalition members. The opposition views the result as a success, while coalition representatives are deliberating on the next steps regarding the proposal. Available information does not indicate whether the amendment will be resubmitted unchanged, revised, or discussed later. tnlive.sk (Markíza) ↗
Parliament's decision means that the current rules regarding cooperating defendants remain unchanged for now. The further fate of the proposal may be determined by political agreement or its resubmission in a subsequent legislative process.
Parliament Did Not Advance Amendment on Cooperating Witnesses to Third Reading
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Novela o kajúcnikoch narazila v parlamente. Za jej okamžité posunutie hlasovala len polovica poslancov
Refresher.sk
| 12:46 10.11.
Parlament rozhodol o dlho očakávanej novele. Opozícia sa raduje, koalícia rieši, čo ďalej
tnlive.sk (Markíza)
| 12:27 10.11.
Parlament sa nedohodol na novele o kajúcnikoch: Chýbal jediný hlas?
pluska.sk
| 12:25 10.11.
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