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12-18-2009, 01:30 PM
A new law will allow Congress to appoint a Public Defender or Ombudsman, according to Hoy newspaper. The new law modifies the law that created the post of Public Defender. The new legislation will make it easier to vote on the designation of the official.
The key point in the modification of Law 19-01 is that in order to approve the designation of a Public Defender or his/her two substitutes or the two assistants, Congress no longer needs a two-thirds vote of the membership but just two-thirds of those present in either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies. The modifications also include a reduction in the number of assistant Public Defenders, from 5 to 2. The procedure is for the Chamber of Deputies to approve a candidate and then send the case to the Senate for final approval. The initial list of candidates for Public Defender was made up of Zoila Martinez de Medina, Luis Scheker Ortiz and Iraima Capriles.
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The key point in the modification of Law 19-01 is that in order to approve the designation of a Public Defender or his/her two substitutes or the two assistants, Congress no longer needs a two-thirds vote of the membership but just two-thirds of those present in either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies. The modifications also include a reduction in the number of assistant Public Defenders, from 5 to 2. The procedure is for the Chamber of Deputies to approve a candidate and then send the case to the Senate for final approval. The initial list of candidates for Public Defender was made up of Zoila Martinez de Medina, Luis Scheker Ortiz and Iraima Capriles.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)