Law “On Amendments to Article 185 of the Penal Code of the Donetsk People’s Republic” came into force

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On June 14, the Law of the DPR No. 377-IIHC of June 14, 2022 “On Amendments to Article 185 of the Penal Code of the Donetsk People’s Republic” entered into force.

These changes are aimed at improving the situation of those sentenced to deprivation of liberty, whose illnesses prevent them from serving their sentences. Now the Government of the Donetsk People’s Republic is empowered to approve:

– List of diseases that prevent serving a sentence;

– The procedure for sending for a medical examination of convicts applying for release (represented for release) from serving a sentence due to illness;

– The procedure for medical examination of convicts applying for release (represented for release) from serving a sentence due to illness.

The innovations will regulate a clear mechanism of the above measures for the possibility of releasing a person from further serving a sentence in court.