OMRI DAILY DIGEST

No. 213, Part II, 4 November 1996

MACEDONIA ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY. A new penal code went into effect on 1 November, AFP reported. Crimes that used to receive capital punishment now carry maximum penalties of 20 years to life in prison. The new penal code also includes offenses that were formerly unspecified such as computer fraud, money laundering, and racketeering. -- Fabian Schmidt