The Draft Law No. 4049 “On Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine on Execution of Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights” provides mechanism for viewing the position of life imprisonment freedom, a convict when he has served a sentence of at least 10 years will have the right to apply for replacement of life imprisonment with a term of at least 15 years; the convict will be in places of imprisonment for at least 25 years – 10 before the moment of appeal and 15 years after the moment of appeal.
According to the Draft Law such a sanction as ‘administrative arrest’ in Articles 44, 121, 178 of the Code of Administrative Offenses is removed, while the limits of other types of penalties are increased. Also, it is proposed to reduce the term of consideration of the appeal against such a sanction and provide acquaintance with materials of criminal proceedings, after entry into force of the court decision. If the convict has applied, he receives the materials in electronic form through the administration of the institution where the sentence is served.