Lawmakers will once again be asked to pass legislation making it illegal to participate in plotting a serious crime, such as murder, regardless of whether the crime is ever committed, a government source said.
Since 2003, the government has made several attempts to revise the organized crime punishment law, citing its obligation under an international treaty signed in December 2000 to fight cross-border organized crimes.
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