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AFG-2014-L-99020
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Title_of_text
Presidential Decree amending Article 26 of the Criminal Procedure Code (23/01/1393) [2014] (No. 137).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Afghanistan
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2014-05-05
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Law amends article 26 which introduced a controversial provision into the law which would potentially allow abusers to avoid having to testify in the court for offences in the home. The draft text included "relatives of the accused" among a list of people who "cannot be questioned as witnesses" in criminal proceedings. This provision was adopted but did not receive a presidential signature and the law was sent back to the Ministry of Justice to modify article 26. The Presidential Decree which amended the Criminal Procedure Code allows relatives of the accused person to testify against them but also the possibility to refuse that they testify. The amendment of the text can be found in the last few pages of the PDF of this document.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2014-06-05
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Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Justice
Country
Afghanistan
URL
http://moj.gov.af/
File
AFG99020.pdf (PDF of Code)