State prosecutors have expressed their formal opposition to the Supreme Court’s judicial affidavit rule (JAR) that would allow witnesses to submit written testimonies instead of having to appear in court.
The Supreme Court has its hands full on its first en banc (full court) session for 2013.
The Supreme Court clarified that the implementation of the Judicial Affidavit Rule (JAR) was not suspended.
After government prosecutors objected, the Supreme Court suspended the implementation of its new rule requiring submission of judicial affidavits in lieu of direct testimonies of witnesses in criminal cases.
