The restriction brought by amendments to Article 13(2)c may be excessive. Article 13(2)d already provides for denial of passive suffrage to those persons who have been “persons deprived of the right to occupy responsibility functions by a final decision of the law court”, thus recognising that denial of a right to hold an official position is something upon which a court may specifically decide as a form of punishment. It is advisable to further review the provision under Article 13(2)c and relevant provisions of the Criminal Code to provide for specific cases in which a court may deprive a person of the right to be elected, where it is proportionate to the committed crime and serves the aim set in Article 61(2) of the Criminal Code of “reinstating social justice, correction of the convicted, as well as prevention of new crimes”.
