Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRESENTATION TO THE PRESS OR PUBLIC OF SUSPECTS IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS BEFORE CASES ARE FORMALLY FILED AGAINST THE SUSPECTS
Date filed
July 23, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01239 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRESENTATION TO THE PRESS OR PUBLIC OF SUSPECTS IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS BEFORE CASES ARE FORMALLY FILED AGAINST THE SUSPECTS |
| ABSTRACT : The bill proposes to hold a person criminally, civilly and administratively liable for presenting a suspect, who is being investigated, publicly or in a press conference. It also proposes certain guideliness on what the police can do to keep the public informed as to the status of pending high-profile cases. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GONZALES, AURELIO JR. D. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-23 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Chatto (030 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2009-02-04 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ON 2007-08-06 |
Abstract
The bill proposes to hold a person criminally, civilly and administratively liable for presenting a suspect, who is being investigated, publicly or in a press conference. It also proposes certain guideliness on what the police can do to keep the public informed as to the status of pending high-profile cases.
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