Brussels, 11/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - MEPs from the civil liberties committee at the European Parliament adopted on Tuesday 10 July (15 votes in favour, two against and four abstentions) their opinion on the proposal for a directive on access to a lawyer during police custody, giving the rapporteur - Elena Oana Antonescu (EPP, Romania) - the mandate to negotiate with the Council, a press release states.
According to the text adopted by the MEPs, any person arrested, suspected or accused of...