BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Serbian parliament on Tuesday adopted amendments to the criminal code which raise sentences for some serious crimes to life imprisonment.
The amendments, dubbed Tijana's law, introduced life without parole for the rape and murder of a minor, pregnant or a disabled person, instead of previous jail terms of 30 and 40 years.
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