Autonomous Administration approves 100 articles of new General Penal Code

The General Assembly of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria approved 100 articles of the General Penal Code, which consists of a total of 342 articles.

The North and East Syria Autonomous Administration’s General Assembly meeting was held in Raqqa with the participation of the representatives of the legislative assemblies of 7 civil and autonomous administrations and the members of the Social Justice Council.

Speaking at the meeting, General Assembly co-chair Ferid Etê said that they met to discuss the General Penal Code prepared by the Social Justice Committee.

General Assembly co-chair Yasir El Silêman read the articles of the law.

After the discussions, 100 articles of the 342-article General Penal code were approved.

Other items are expected to be evaluated in the coming days.