Bail Act committee rejects JFJ recommendation
A recommendation by human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) to include an amendment in the new Bail Act to allow individuals who are wrongly denied bail in the courts to claim civil damages, has been rejected by the parliamentary committee reviewing the legislation.
“A defendant being unjustly denied bail that is later overturned on appeal should have clear knowledge of the remedies available to him to mitigate the damages this previous decision may have caused…
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