The Working Group on Amendments to the Criminal Code met in a plenary today to revise the penalties for the most serious crimes. The Working Group members will discuss the way to introduce a sentence of life imprisonment to Serbia’s criminal justice system, penalties for the most serious crimes, such as drug manufacturing and trading, all forms of violence, as well as penalties for repeated offenders.

The Working Group members include not only the representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Health, but also judges, prosecutors and representatives of relevant institutions, criminology institutes, professional associations and NGOs.