Interior Ministry seeks tougher penalties for sex crimes against children
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Mkrtchyan presented a draft of amendments to the Criminal Code to the National Assembly Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs. The draft proposes to prohibit releasing people who have committed sexual crimes against children from criminal liability on the grounds of reconciliation or active repentance. According to Mkrtchyan, such releases are not uncommon in judicial practice.
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