A further technological advancement was "sneaked" in criminal proceedings in the province of Buenos Aires. This is videoconferencing that for the first time, an expert could make a statement in court this way .
The Court of Criminal Responsibility of Judicial Department Juvenile Blue received testimony from the head of the Service Comparative DNA Forensic Service of the Court, Dr. Mercedes Lojo, to 294 miles away.
The implementation of this initiative was the Buenos Aires Court and the Attorney General, reported that through the joint resolution 3487 of 17 November.
judicial spokesmen told ClarÃn.com often are sought for trials of different experts districts and "can not be in two places at once." In the vast expanse of land of the Province experts must overcome long distances and times hindering processes of justice.
"E l expert witness testimony lasted about 45 minutes it had boll weevil about 48 hours in case of having to move Blue. This simplifies a lot in that sense, "the source told. "The system ensures optimal communication and no obstacles in procedural terms," \u200b\u200bhe said.
Communication "virtual" was made on 15 February. The resolution also determined the mandatory use of this tool in cases of declarations of experts who do not belong to the same judicial department the trial, as occurred in the first case .
This video device is coordinated by the Secretariat for information and assures the Court that the statements made in this way that the principles of contradiction, orality and publicity of criminal proceedings.
The trial in which the first statement was "remote" involving minors, could not access the videos. The tool is enabled for the 18 judicial departments of Buenos Aires.
Source: Journal
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