The Criminal Code has once again entered procedure in Parliament. This time, according to the ruling majority, the matter involves alignment with European financial standards.
On Tuesday, Parliament voted through the necessity of adopting changes to the Code, which the ruling majority presented as a brief and targeted intervention linked to the risks surrounding North Macedonia’s accession to SEPA.
However, Levica said the changes were leaving the door open to impunity. Instead of a comprehensive new Criminal Code, the government is resorting to legislative “patchworks”, according to the party. Its criticism concerns the deletion of a provision prescribing one to 10 years of imprisonment for official and authorized persons who, through negligence, fail to prevent terrorism financing.