Ruling party lawmakers begin debate on judicial reform laws

CPP lawmakers on Wednesday began debating the first of three judicial reform laws, ignoring an opposition boycott of the National Assembly and calls from outside legal experts for outside review of drafts they say are substandard. Critics say the draft laws will not improve the widely mistrusted judicial system, but instead moves too much power over courts and judges into the hands of the executive branch. …

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