On 14 and 15 October 2019, PECK II Project organised a roundtable related to corruption criminal provisions enshrined in the new Criminal Code, which has entered into force in April 2019. This activity follows on the continuous technical support provided by PECK II to the Code’s drafting process. During the roundtable practitioners from various institutions including police, prosecution, judiciary, the Anti-corruption Agency, Financial Intelligence Unit, Tax Administration, and the Ministry of Justice to discuss with the CoE expert applicability of the new provisions, their compliance with international standards, and the challenges to implementation. Requests for further capacity building assistance, especially relating to investigation of public and private bribery and case law of the European Court of Human Rights applicable to corruption offences were expressed.
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