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European Parliament: PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE (1)

01 April 2015

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"Draft EU rules to ensure that the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty is fully respected in member states were approved by the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday. MEPs inserted amendments to prevent statements by public authorities that might suggest a suspect is guilty before a final conviction, ensure that the burden of proof stays with the prosecution and guarantee the rights to remain silent, not to incriminate oneself and to be present at trial...

Result of the vote on the mandate to open negotiations with the Council: 43 votes in favour, 6 against and 1 abstention."

See the full text: Fair trials: MEPs beef up draft EU law on presumption of innocence (Press release, pdf)

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