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25th Knesset · outgoing

Legal Aid Law (Amendment – Victims of Sex Offenses) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הסיוע המשפטי (תיקון - נפגעי עבירות מין)

TL;DRA proposal to expand legal aid rights for victims of sex offenses, starting from the opening of the police investigation and not only from the filing of an indictment.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal amends the Legal Aid Law so that victims of sex offenses (as defined in the Rights of Victims of Crime Law) will be entitled to legal accompaniment and aid from the moment a police investigation is opened, instead of from the filing of an indictment. This is intended to support victims in the early stages of the criminal process, before decisions by the State Attorney's Office. The proposal emphasizes that most victims of sex offenses are deterred from the criminal process due to psychological difficulties and lack of knowledge of their rights, and early legal aid can improve their ability to protect themselves and succeed in a claim.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 17, 2024
Initiated by: oppositionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed48 for · 1 against · 0 abstained · 71 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 12 · Absent 20
ShasFor 1 · Absent 10
United Torah JudaismFor 2 · Against 1 · Absent 4
Religious ZionismFor 4 · Absent 3
Otzma YehuditFor 2 · Absent 4
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Blue and White – National UnityFor 3 · Absent 5

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 10 · Absent 14
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amFor 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightFor 4

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