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Proposal: Amendment to Article 4, Section 2
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There is no section of the Charter or the Code of Laws that says there might be a recall if a government official is found guilty of criminal charge. If there's a section that says this, please correct me(bold is proposed change):
Section 2 - Criminal Cases
1. If charges are filled against a citizen the case will be held in the High Court.
2. A justice may file charges against a citizen, provided they recuse themselves from the case.
2. The Chief Justice will be responsible for keeping order in the court. He has the power to penalize citizens for being in contempt of the court.
3. The Chief Justice and Court Justices, in conjunction with the Assembly, are responsible for establishing a consistent and just set of procedures for hearing criminal cases. This set of procedures must be ratified by the Assembly as a General Law.
4. Excessive absenteeism from the prosecution may result in the summary dismissal of the case. Excessive absenteeism from the defense may result in a summary judgment against the defendant.
5. If a member of the Cabinet or a Justice is found guilty in a criminal case, the Assembly might issue a recall if the sentence by the court is apologising and not very bad ,but if the sentence affects the cabinet member in a way, that member of the Cabinet will be dismissed immediately and the position will be declared vacant.

Thank you for your attention.
Deputy Regional Minister of the Planning and Development Agency(March 8-May 19, 2014)

Local Council Member(April 24-August 11)

Court Justice of TSP(August 15-December 7)




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Proposal: Amendment to Article 4, Section 2 - by Ryccia - 12-23-2014, 06:01 PM



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