Criminal procedure code to be revised in Moldova

Chisinau, 18 February /MOLDPRES/ - The criminal procedure code, as well as the law on the Bar will be revised. The subject today was discussed at a meeting organized by the parliament’s juridical commission for rules and immunities.    

Representatives of the Justice Ministry, Prosecutor General’s Office and specialized prosecutor’s offices, Union of Lawyers of Moldova and Union of Bailiffs participated in the meeting.    

This initiative appeared following the recent amendments to the law on the Bar and the authorities’ commitment to set a high level of cooperation with the actors from the justice sector, in order to improve the legislative framework.

During the discussions, both the representatives of the institutions and the members of the parliamentary commission highlighted the legislative deficiencies and gaps which actually represent impediments in getting the finality of the justice act.    

At the same time, taking into account the fact that the Justice Ministry has planned the revising of the criminal procedure code, as well as the revising of provisions of the law on the Bar in the action plan for 2022, the participants in the meeting agreed on the setting up of a working group under the ministry’s patronage. The working group is to elaborate, in this respect, a string of amendments meant to improve and strengthen the legislative framework related to the full carry out of the professional guarantees of the legal professions.  

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