Credit of Time Spent in Detention and of Imprisonment Served Under the Earlier
Sentence
Article 56
(1) Time spent on remand shall be counted as a part of the sentence of
imprisonment or shall be credited towards a fine.
(2) If criminal proceedings are initiated against the defendant (hereinafter, the
defendant) for committing more than one criminal offence, when he has not been
detained for any of these offences, the time spent on remand shall be counted as part of
the sentence of imprisonment and fine imposed for the criminal offence .
(3) A term of imprisonment, a fine, or any other criminal sanction, which the
convicted person has served for committing a petty offence as well as any prison term or
term of detention applied for the violation of military discipline, shall be counted as part
of the sentence, provided that the elements of criminal conduct also constitute a petty
offence or a violation of military discipline.
(4) One day of remand, one day of confinement, one day of imprisonment shall
have the same credit as part of the sentence as two daily instalments of the fine.
Chapter Five
ADMONITORY SANCTIONS
1. Suspended Sentence
General Provisions on Suspended Sentences
Article 57
(1) Under conditions set forth by this Penal Code, a suspended sentence may
be applied by the court against the perpetrator of a criminal offence instead of a
sentence.
(2) In applying a suspended sentence, the court shall pass a sentence which
will not be carried out unless the offender, within a term determined by the court and of
not less than one and not more than five years (the term of suspension), commits a
further criminal offence.
(3) The court may condition the suspension of the sentence upon the restitution
by the offender of property gained through committing of the criminal offence, the
indemnification for damages caused by the criminal offence, or the performance of other
obligations prescribed under Criminal Law. The time limit to fulfil such obligations shall
be determined by the court within the limits of the term of suspension.