Abstract
<jats:p>With the adoption of the new Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia, some criminal procedure institutions have undergone a number of significant changes, which were the result of improvements in public relations and legislation in this area. The institution of criminal prosecution has also undergone changes. The legislator established the terms for bringing persons to criminal responsibility, their suspension, and the resumption of criminal prosecution, which are an innovation in domestic criminal procedure legislation. For the first time, the legislation defined maximum terms for criminal prosecution, depending on the nature and severity of the crime under investigation. In this paper, the terms of criminal prosecution are studied in detail as a guarantee of a reasonable time for the accused. As a result of research and analysis, problems that arise in legal practice were identified, and proposals were made to fill the legislative gaps. In practice, there is a problem where criminal prosecution exists in fact, but for the purpose of delaying the start of the criminal procedural period of criminal prosecution, no charge is brought; that is, no criminal prosecution is initiated. To solve the above problem, we proposed that if there is actually a criminal prosecution against a person, then the calculation of terms should begin from the date the actual suspicion arose.</jats:p>