Justice: Launch of a National Training Program on the New Penal and Criminal Procedure Codes

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) launched, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at the Kayah-Belah hotel in the South department, a national training program for judicial actors on the new penal and criminal procedure codes. The aim of this initiative is to prepare legal professionals for the application of these texts, whose entry into force is scheduled for January 1, 2027, according to the MJSP. The first phase, planned from November 3 to 20, concerns about twenty magistrates from the South. The program will then be extended to the twenty jurisdictions of the country. Judges, government commissioners, substitutes, lawyers, clerks, and police officers are involved in this training.<\/p>