Bulgaria on the road to restorative justice Despite the explicit requirement of the Mediation Act, the Penal Procedure Code of 2006 did not provide for any cases where victim-offender mediation could be applied and left this issue to subsequent amendments Despite the explicit requirement of the Mediation Act, the Penal Procedure Code of 2006 did not provide for any cases where victim-offender mediation could be applied and left this issue to subsequent amendments Although the existing legislation does not specifically refer to mediation or any other out-of-court method for settlements between the victim and the offender, it gives an opportunity for the application of these methods.
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