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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of July 10, 2008 No. 188-XVI

About amnesty in connection with declaration of 2008 as Year of youth

Due to the declaration of 2008 as Year of youth, being guided by the principles of humanity, and according to Item p) Article 66 and Item about) parts (3) article 72 of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova

The Parliament adopts this organic law.

Art. 1. - (1) criminal proceedings at stage of criminal prosecution or legal proceedings concerning crimes which are committed before adoption of this law by persons aged till 21 year, the expectant mothers, and also the women having children aged up to 8 years, who are not deprived of the parent rights and on which the Criminal code N 985-XV of April 18, 2002 or the Criminal code approved by the Law of the Moldavian SSR of March 24, 1961 as the maximum primary punishment prescribes punishment no more severe, than imprisonment for the term of 7 years Stop.

(2) Criminal proceedings according to part (1) stops in the presence of written consent of the person accused or the defendant.

(3) concerning person not concordant with the termination of criminal proceedings according to parts (1) and (2), the degree of jurisdiction can make the decision on application of this Article if as a result of judicial investigation guilt of the defendant in crime execution proved to be true and the defendant does not fall under operation of article 9.

Art. 2. - Persons who committed crime aged up to 18 years are exempted from the punishment which is not connected with imprisonment and from custodial sanction with complete cancellation of the obligations of criminal nature appointed by the accusatory judgment and on the date of entry into force of this law are conditionally condemned according to article 90 of the Criminal code N 985-XV of April 18, 2002 or article 43 of the Criminal code approved by the Law of the Moldavian SSR of March 24, 1961.

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