Courts Law (Amendment – Psychiatrist's Opinion Regarding Publication Bans) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק בתי המשפט (תיקון - חוות דעת פסיכיאטר לעניין איסור פרסומים)
TL;DRA bill to amend the Courts Law: banning publication of the name of a suspect in a sexual offense will require a psychiatric opinion attesting to mental harm.
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What does the bill do?
The bill adds a condition to the court's authority to ban publication of the name of a suspect in sexual offenses listed in the Penal Law. Under the bill, the court will not be able to protect the suspect's name from publication because of harm relating to their mental state, unless it received a psychiatrist's opinion attesting to severe mental harm. The bill aims to prevent the use of unprofessional psychiatric opinions in decisions on publication bans in these sensitive cases.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 67 seats
Left the coalition 9 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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