Criminal Procedure (Enforcement Powers – Arrests) Law (Amendment – Defining the Dangerousness of Persons Who Harm Animals) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק סדר הדין הפלילי (סמכויות אכיפה - מעצרים) (תיקון - הגדרת מסוכנות של פוגעים בבעלי חיים)
TL;DRThe bill expands the definition of dangerousness in the Criminal Procedure Law to allow the detention of people suspected of harming animals.
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What does the bill do?
The bill changes two sections of the Criminal Procedure (Enforcement Powers – Arrests) Law of 1996. In both cases (detention of a suspect for investigation purposes and detention after an indictment is filed), after the reference to a person's safety, a reference to the safety of an animal will be added. The bill explains that the current definition of dangerousness does not include a reference to the risk posed to animals. The change will allow a judge to examine, in a request to extend detention on grounds of dangerousness, whether the risk posed is also a risk to an animal.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Left the coalition 8 seats
Opposition 48 seats
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