Hundreds of Lawyers Protest Criminal ‘Plea-Guilty’ Reform in Paris

A large number of lawyers in Paris have mobilized to protest a reform of the criminal justice system. The reform would limit sentences to two-thirds of the maximum and involve negotiations between prosecutors, the defendant’s lawyer, and the victim’s lawyer. Lawyers and magistrates are concerned the reform threatens the rights of victims.

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