When a judgment is passed on young people aged between 18 and 21 who committed an offense, the highest jail term stipulated by law will be reduced three times. If the court reaches the conclusion that the goal of the punishment can be reached only in the general limits, this can impose a penalty in the limits stipulated by the law for the committed offense. The provisions are contained in a bill with amendments to the Penal Code and the Penal Procedure Code that was adopted by Parliament in the final reading, IPN reports.
If violations that affected the rights of the culprit were committed during the investigation or trial, the court will consider reducing the punishment for the defendant.
The persons freed from criminal liability will be fined up to 7,500 lei, will be banned from carrying out a particular activity for a period of three months to a year and from holding particular posts for three months to a year. These will also be banned from driving for a period of six months to three years and from carrying guns for a period of three months to a year and will be obliged to do ten to 60 hours of community work.
The persons who were held at least ten days in conditions contrary to the provisions of Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms can ask for a reduction in the jail term. If the remaining jail term does not allow fully reducing the punishment or the length of the penalty is shorter than ten days, the convict can ask for damages for the remaining period.
The bill provides that the imprisonment is the last solution applied in relation to defendants.
