Pedro Barosa commented to Sábado magazine on the impact of Operation Marquês on the debate around justice and on the recent amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The article, entitled “How Marquês is changing justice”, analyses the recently approved legislative changes, in a context marked by the high level of media exposure surrounding this case and public debate on the delays affecting criminal justice.
Pedro Barosa warns of the risks of a reform built on a partial reading of the problem. In his analysis, the amendments are based on an “underlying prejudice”: the idea that the main factors behind delays in criminal proceedings stem primarily from the actions of defendants and their counsel.
Read the full article here.
