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Presumption of innocence directive agreed

15 November 2015

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"In the last two weeks, the European Parliament and Council (bringing together the EU Member States) agreed a final text for the Directive on the Presumption of Innocence (POI) and the right to be present at one’s trial, which will become the fourth EU law on fair trial rights adopted since 2010. It makes some welcome improvements, some proposed by the Legal Experts Advisory Panel (LEAP), but in other respects is arguably an opportunity missed."

See the full text: Presumption of innocence directive agreed (Fair trials, link)

See also: The new Directive on the presumption of innocence: protecting the ‘golden thread’ (EU Law Analysis link)

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