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In today's plenary session of the Parliament, the Minister of Justice, Besfort Lamallari, answered several questions from opposition MPs regarding the New Penal Code, a draft law that has sparked widespread debate in public opinion.
During his speech, Lamallari emphasized that the importance of the Code does not lie only in the number of provisions, but in the quality and guarantees it offers for the public interest, citizens and the economy. The Minister announced that a meeting with the heads of justice will be held on November 5 for the final discussion of the project, expressing his belief that the new Criminal Code will be one of the best legal products that the country will have in the coming years.
The experts who, according to the government, drafted the new Criminal Code, have merged into a single criminal offense the corruption of low-level officials with that of corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials, practically bringing about a reduction in the punishment for the latter, while the implications this brings on statutes of limitations suggest that some officials currently under indictment may be amnestied.
The current code punishes in Article 259 cases of bribery of ordinary public officials with 2 to 8 years in prison, while corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials is punished in Article 260 with four to twelve years in prison.
In contrast, the new Criminal Code provides for the punishment of corruption for all officials, regardless of level, from three to eight years in prison.
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