The abolition of the jury system is undemocratic step

The Milli Majlis amended the law "On Courts and Judges" by withdrawing from it the rules on the establishment the institute on jury in courts. The document was presented to Parliament as a legislative initiative of the Supreme Court and the General Prosecutor's Office.

Institution of the jury was established in Azerbaijan in 2000, with the proviso that this institution will be introduced after the completion of judicial reforms.

According to the head of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Ali Huseynli, prosecutors, examining the experience of several countries, concluded that the activities of the jurors did not give the desired effect.

Thus, according to Huseynli judges do not participate in decision-making by the jury, which leads to unreasonable decisions on establishing guilt. So, the jury  not having a generally legal education, cannot put forward legal judgments  that leads to violations of the principles of criminal law.

Therefore, the General Prosecutor Office found  appropriate the  abolition of the jury.

Bakudaily.az