CCR oprește o schimbare uriașă în dosarele penale: Oamenii nu mai erau citați, iar probele nelegale puteau rămâne în proces

The Constitutional Court has annulled four significant amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code that would have altered preliminary hearing rules. The changes would have required defendants, victims, and lawyers to independently track case progress after the first hearing, undermining the right to defense and fair trial. Additionally, a provision would have prevented courts from later excluding illegally obtained evidence. The Court emphasized that citation is a fundamental guarantee of the right to defense and that vulnerable individuals would be disproportionately affected. The amendments aimed to expedite procedures but risked compromising legal rights.