AMMAN — The
Ministry of Justice said that courts
handed down alternative punishment in 109 cases nationwide, of which 48 have
been carried out as a substitute to a prison term, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
اضافة اعلان
Under
legislation and regulations introduced earlier this year, a jail term can be
replaced with having a convict tethered to an electronic bracelet capable of
recognizing the geographical area the convict is allowed to move in, among
other things.
The bracelet,
which can be worn on the wrist or ankle, is also a substitute for
administrative detention.
The ministry
said in a statement that it bought 1,500 bracelets and is willing to buy 3,500
more, depending on the need.
The statement
said
Jordanian courts conducted 7,641 remote court hearings last month. The
remote hearings project was launched in July 2020, following legislative
amendments to the code of criminal procedure of 2018, which authorized the use
of modern techniques while conducting trials.
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