The General Directorate of Police (GDP) warned that more than 90 percent of citizens who are victims of pickpocketing are children and women. So far this year, 409 pickpocketing crimes have been registered.
Article 17.1 of the Criminal Code states that anyone who takes someone else's property without force, secretly, or illegally shall be punished by community service for a period of 240 to 720 hours, or imprisonment for a period of six months …
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The General Directorate of Police (GDP) warned that more than 90 percent of citizens who are victims of pickpocketing are children and women. So far this year, 409 pickpocketing crimes have been registered.
Article 17.1 of the Criminal Code states that anyone who takes someone else's property without force, secretly, or illegally shall be punished by community service for a period of 240 to 720 hours, or imprisonment for a period of six months …