MPs propose removing provision from CPC on publication of summons in media
Lawmakers propose that the Verkhovna Rada remove the provision from the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) of Ukraine on the mandatory publication of summons and procedural documents in mass media of nationwide distribution.
The corresponding bill No. 15095 on making changes to the CPC regarding the improvement of the procedure for summoning a person and serving procedural documents in criminal proceedings has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament’s website reports.
The bill provides for amendments to Articles 135, 297-5, and 323 of the CPC, which propose to exclude from current legislation the requirement to publish summons and procedural documents in mass media of the nationwide sphere of distribution.
The bill also establishes an obligation, in cases provided by law, to publish summons and information about procedural documents on the official websites of the Office of the Prosecutor General and courts in a way that ensures the possibility of searching for such summons and documents by the person’s surname, criminal proceedings number, and court proceedings number.
The authors of the bill are MPs from the Servant of the People faction Serhiy Demchenko, Heorhiy Mazurashu, and Ihor Vasyliev.
