Justice Ministry's draft laws on Penal, Criminal Procedure Codes approved by parliament

The Justice Ministry's draft laws on the new Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code were approved in principle, in article and in their entirety in parliament on Thursday.

The draft laws were voted for by SYRIZA and Potami, which participated in debate and in the voting procedure.

Main opposition New Democracy has stated it will not participate in the parliamentary procedures, as announced by party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, while Movement for Change (KINAL), the Communist Party (KKE) and Golden Dawn withdrew from the debate and from voting, denouncing the whole procedure.