citizens, the Council of Ministers has prepared the draft law "On some amendments to the Penal Code" dealing with a number of problems. The establishment of the institution of rehabilitation or of the quashing of convictions Our society is concerned that persons who, in the past have been convicted for the commission of a criminal offence, should be re-educated to enable them to become socially useful. The institution of rehabilitation is consistent with our lofty human principles, namely, that people are capable of mending their ways. In the final analysis, the criminal conviction is aimed at educating the offender. It is also the aim of the educational work undertaken by society vis-a-vis convicted persons. 2. Our country's experience shows that the educational role of society has been very effective and that the majority of persons who served their sentence gave proof of good conduct. They work and behave well in society. Social rehabilitation is thus put into practice. However, the Penal Code does not envisage legal rehabilitation for those who have committed offences. 3. In order to bring social rehabilitation into line with legal rehabilitation, provision has been made to introduce in the Penal Code the institution of legal rehabilitation and judicial rehabilitation. Legal rehabilitation means that the law itself annuls the punishment automatically when a convicted person has served a suspended sentence or a sentence involving confinement for up to five years, depending on the respective length of the period of detention, and has not committed a further offence. Judicial rehabilitation consists of the courts annulling the conviction, at the request of the State organ and the social organization. 4. This provision is applied in the case of persons sentenced to deprivation of liberty for a period exceeding five years and extending over the period of
**Analysis**
The text discusses the concept of rehabilitation for individuals who have been convicted of crimes, with the aim of re-educating them to become socially useful. This implies a focus on the well-being and social integration of individuals, which is more relevant to social and humanitarian issues rather than economic or industrial development.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief