At present, the Republic of Moldova does not ensure, on the uncontrolled territory, the principle of individualization of criminal liability and criminal punishment, not to be subjected twice to criminal prosecution and criminal punishment for the same act committed. Thus, the person risks being convicted for one and the same act not only by the constitutional authorities but also by the de facto authorities. Documentation of citizens from the administrative-territorial localities on the left bank of the Dniester and the municipality of Bender The issue of documentation with civil status documents and identity documents, as well as the recognition of civil status facts registered in the Transnistrian region, was addressed in 91 of the applications (about 47%) registered in the Varnita Representation of the PAO. The People's Advocate welcomes the efforts of the Chisinau authorities to identify solutions aimed at simplifying the process of documenting citizens on the left bank of the Dniester with documents prepared by the competent authorities121. In order to regulate the certification process of the civil status facts produced and recorded in the localities on the left bank of the Dniester, by Government Decision no. 286 of 29.05.2019, the Instructions on the certification of civil status facts produced and recorded in the localities on the left bank of the Dniester and the municipality of Bender were approved122. However, with the approval of these instructions, the aspects that generate the bureaucratization and delay of the provision of services by the Public Services Agency, mentioned in the Report on the observance of human rights in the Republic of Moldova in 2018, were not removed. Thus, until now, after receiving the duplicate of the birth certificate (without entering the identification number), based on the copies of the civil status documents issued by the civil status authorities subordinated to Tiraspol, the person must address to the territorial subdivisions - Identity Documents Issuance Services within the Public Services Agency, where the registration of the 121 Law no. 310 of 22.12.2017 on the completion of Law no. 100/2001 on civil status acts. https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=105665&lang=ro 122 Government Decision no. 286 of 29.05.2019 for the approval of the Instructions on the certification of civil status facts produced and recorded in the localities on the left bank of the Dniester and Bender municipality. https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=114695&lang=ro 68