On the second day of the round table “Responding to Challenges in the System of the Enforcement of Penal Sanctions” organized at the “Zira” Hotel, the Director of the Administration for the Enforcement of Penal Sanctions Dr. Milan Stevovic pointed out that the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration was engaged in a major legal regulatory campaign as, besides the Penal Sanctions Enforcement System Development Strategy 2013-202, two new bills were under way, namely the Bill on the Enforcement of Penal Sanctions and the Bill on Probation in the Enforcement of Non-Institutional Sanctions and Measures.
The Administration for the Enforcement of Penal Sanctions of the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration and the OSCE Mission in Serbia have organized a 2-day round table with the objective of exchange of professional opinions on the challenges that exist in the penal sanctions enforcement system.
The new Strategy defines priority directions of further development of the enforcement system and sets out legal grounds for the development and further adjustment of the enforcement system in line with the international standards.
“The Penal Sanctions Enforcement System Development Strategy 2013-2020 is different from other strategies as it practically represents a kind of program of activities of the Administration for the Enforcement of Penal Sanctions in the next seven years”, Director of the Administration for the Enforcement of Penal Sanctions Dr. Milan Stevovic said.
Director Stevovic added that one of the important novelties in the Bill on the Enforcement of Penal Sanctions (ZIKS) was the introduction of the enforcement judge, as a completely new institute of the judicial system, which would enable a more meaningful and active participation of the court in the process of the enforcement of penal sanctions and monitoring of the implementation of detention measures.
The second day of the round table put focus on presenting a completely new Bill on the Enforcement of Non-Institutional Sanctions and Measures.
“This bill establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the enforcement of alternative measures and sanctions, starting from pre-trial proceedings all the way to parole, as well as the manner and forms of institutional support and transition of released inmates back into the social community (post-penal reintegration)”, Dr. Milan Stevovic concluded.
Ending his address, Dr. Stevovic thanked the long-time strategic partner, the OSCE Mission in Serbia, for its support and assistance, and expressed hope that the cooperation would continue also in the implementation of these legal regulations.