Flash cards & The Justice System in Other Countries

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The Justice System in Other Countries:

      In Mexico we have the right to remain silent if we are questioned by the police, but the police torture you until you talk.

        In China we have to pay for our lawyer, but in the USA if you can’t afford to hire a lawyer, the court will provide one.

        In Ukraine people have the right to remain silent, but people must wait a long time for a public trial and an independent judge.

        When a person who is accused of a crime in Viet Nam, finally gets a trial, the trial may not be fair and judges are not always independent.  But in the United States, the trial must take place within a certain number of months.

        In Nicaragua before April 19, we had the right to remain silent if we are questioned by the police, the right to a free lawyer, a speedy and public trial, and the right to a fair trial and a jury trial.  But now it is very different because there are political and social situations where the people in Nicaragua are against the president and his wife. Today if people in my country protest in the street, they are arrested.  On October 19 marked six months since the protests started.  In that time, more than 300 were killed by the police and more than 2,000 injured and more than 200 disappeared.

        In South Korea has almost the same rights as the USA.  Sometimes people bribe the police or judges. This also happens in Colombia, Mexico and Mongolia too.

        In Mongolia if you have money, you can go anyplace.  Judges are not independent and are usually influenced by politicians.

        In Colombia people have to wait in jail for many years if they don’t have money.