Execution of the President's instructions

Deputies of the Committee on Legislation, Protection of Rights and Freedoms of Citizens considered in the course of the meeting a package of legislations prepared by the Prosecutor of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Anatoly Guretsky and the Chairman of the Committee Galina Antyufeyeva. Amendments are made to adjust the conditions for the application of parole and the replacement of punishment with a more lenient one. The legislations were prepared on behalf of the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Vadim Krasnoselsky to the Supreme Council, the Ministry of Justice, and the Prosecutor of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic to enhance the work of the institution of parole.

It is proposed to stipulate that a convicted person may qualify for parole if the damage caused by the crime is fully or partially compensated in the amount determined by a court decision, and the person sentenced to imprisonment meets the criteria for correction.

The legislations refer to pregnant women and women with children under 3 years of age. Parole can be applied for this category of convicts only after the actual service of at least one quarter of the sentence imposed for a crime of minor gravity.

It is proposed to stipulate that when considering a convicted person’s request for parole, the court takes into account the behavior of the convicted person, attitude to study and work during the entire period of serving the sentence, including available incentives and penalties and the fact that the convicted person has partially or fully compensated for the damage caused, or otherwise compensated for harm caused as a result of the crime. It is also expected that the court will take into consideration the conclusion of the administration of the correctional institution on the advisability of his parole and compliance with the criteria for correction of those sentenced to imprisonment. If a convicted person is prescribed compulsory treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse, the court will take into account his attitude towards treatment and the results of treatment.

It is proposed to make appropriate adjustments to the Criminal Code, the Criminal Executive Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the law “On institutions and bodies executing criminal penalties in the form of imprisonment”.

The legislations were supported in the course of the meeting of the relevant committee for adoption in the first reading. The package of initiatives will be considered by the deputy corps at one of the plenary meetings of the Supreme Council.

The Committee deputies supported in the course of the meeting the law-in-draft proposed by colleagues Galina Antyufeeva, Oleg Petrik and Stepan Stepanov to amend the law “On the detention of suspects and accused of committing crimes”. The law-in-draft was developed with the aim of humanizing penal policy, as well as harmonization with the penal legislation of the Russian Federation.

The authors propose to increase the age of a child from 3 to 4 years who can be with a suspected or accused mother in a pre-trial detention center or temporary detention center for suspects, or in a children's home of a correctional institution. The committee deputies consider that increasing the age will help preserve family ties between suspected and accused women and children.

Parliamentarians considered in the course of the meeting the report on the work for the past year presented by the Arbitration Court. Main areas of activity: consideration of cases on disputes arising from civil legal relations; cases initiated by government authorities; consideration of cases on disputes arising from administrative and other public legal relations; consideration of cases to establish facts of legal significance; consideration of insolvency (bankruptcy) cases; consideration of cases on corporate disputes. 1189 claims totally were submitted to the Arbitration Court for consideration in 2023. This figure increased by 34% compared to the same period in 2022.

The report of the Arbitration Court will be considered in the course of the plenary session of the Parliament.