Written question AQW 50378/22-27

Written question by Ms Aoife Finnegan on .

MLA
Ms Aoife Finnegan
Party at the time
Sinn Féin
Date
2 July 2026
Type
Written question
Assembly reference
AQW 50378/22-27
Department
Department of Justice
Business
To the Minister of Justice
Assembly identifier
Document 493989

Text

To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any legal responsibilities an individual has when giving character evidence, as evidence in a criminal trial; and (ii) whether character evidence, on behalf of a defendant, can be cross-examined or tested in court by a complainant.

45 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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