GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- On April 17th, Solicitor-General of the Windward Islands, Taco Stein provided the Council of Ministers with a presentation regarding the new Code of Criminal Proceedings.
He presented in a nutshell the differences between the old and the new Code of Criminal Proceedings.
The new Code of Criminal Proceedings is modernized and more practical in approach and application. The numbering and division of the different articles has remained the same as in the old Code of Criminal Proceedings, which makes it easier for law enforcement to adjust to the changes.
The Council of Ministers appreciated the presentation by Stein and the real-world examples which were used to illustrate the changes and the necessity for those changes.
The writing of the new Code of Criminal Proceedings has been a long process, which has been years in the making. The Council of Ministers has approved the draft of the new Code of Criminal Proceedings. The Council of Advice is next to take a look at the draft within the decision-making process, before it will be sent to Parliament for approval.
