Representatives of interested bodies today participated in the two-day working discussion on the draft of the new Criminal Code of Armenia attended by Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia Srbuhi Galyan.

The discussion was organized through the combined efforts of the Ministry of Justice and the Council of Europe Office in Yerevan as part of the project called “Supporting the criminal justice reform and harmonizing the application of European standards in Armenia”.

Among the attendees were judges, as well as representatives of the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the State Revenue Committee, the Police, the Chamber of Advocates and other interested bodies.

Head of the task force drafting the new Criminal Code Ara Gabuzyan introduced the participants to the items on the agenda and discussed the provisions related to the system of punishment, security measures, the stages of crime and complicity.

The concept of plunder and certain types of release from punishment will be touched upon during the second day of the working discussion.