Prominent lawyers have signed a petition to delete a disputed provision from the draft amendment to the Criminal Code
Competent professionals against life imprisonment without pardon
The judicial profession expressed a definite view on the announced imposition of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. A petition seeking to delete this provision was signed by 85 prominent lawyers, judges, prosecutors and law professors, as well as 23 professional associations and civil society organizations.

Authour: V. Jeremić, May 9, 2019