Azerbaijan grants amnesty to number of persons
Date
2/15/2022 8:04:32 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 15
By Samir Ali – Trend:
The Penitentiary and Probation Services under the Ministry of
Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan have applied an amnesty act
due to the implementation of the Azerbaijani Parliament's
resolution as of November 5, 2021 'On declaring amnesty act on the
occasion of November 8-Victory Day' in respect of 12,570 persons,
the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan told Trend .
According to the ministry, the Penitentiary Service applied the
amnesty to 5,009 people, while the Probation Service - to 6,759
people. The application of the amnesty act resulted in the release
of about 8,138 inmates, and penalty reduction of over 3,630
people.
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