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    "id": 517352,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, the Petitioner states that the law as currently formulated constrains judicial officers in exercise of discretion when making judicial decisions contrary to Article 160(1) of the Constitution. He, therefore, prays that the National Assembly:- (i) enacts legislation to provide for provision for a Government sponsored advocate to represent accused persons at all stages in capital offences trials; and, (ii) reviews criminal laws (Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code) to provide judicial discretion on capital offences. Hon. Members, this Petition stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for consideration. The Committee is required to consider the Petition and report its findings to the Petitioner and the House in accordance with Standing Order No.227(2). I urge the Committee to find ways of engaging with the Petitioner, who is in incarceration as he proposes weighty constitutional matters relating to the Bill of Rights."
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