Criminal Procedure
Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives approved Proclamation No. 1410/2018, a new Criminal Procedure and Evidence Law, on Miazia 24, 2018. The law replaces one over 60 years old and recognizes digital evidence as valid. It aims to protect rights of suspects, victims, and witnesses.
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