As of last week, the Directorate for the Execution of Sanctions of North Macedonia began applying the Rulebook on the manner of proceedings of the disciplinary commission in charge of imposing disciplinary measures against sentenced persons.
The Rulebook was prepared by a working group consisted by the Directorate for the Execution of Sanctions, as well as the prison staff, facilitated by a local and international expert. Aimed at protecting the rights of the sentenced persons, the document was reviewed by an international CoE consultant in order to align it with the CPT standards, the European Prison Rules, the Mandela Rules and best European practices. The Rulebook enables sentenced persons subjected to disciplinary procedure to be informed about their rights and legal rules governing the entire process. It also provides a proper guidance for the prison administration on the composition, the mandate and the procedure in front of the disciplinary commission.
This is one of the five rulebooks prepared under the Action “Enhancing the capacities of the penitentiary system and the external oversight mechanism in North Macedonia” that is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe within the “Horizontal Facility for Western Balkans and Turkey II” and implemented by the Council of Europe.