Alexander Lukashenko signed an amnesty law on July 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders, the document was posted on the National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic.
The law, which provides for an amnesty for almost 8,000 convicted persons, was previously approved by both chambers of the Belarusian parliament. About 5,000 people will be released from prison, released on parole or have their punishment replaced with a more lenient one. Nearly 3,000 more prisoners will have their sentences reduced by a year.
The law determines the categories of citizens who can apply for amnesty. These include minors, pregnant women, single parents (with the exception of those who have committed intentional crimes against minors), pensioners, disabled people of groups I and II, tuberculosis patients, liquidators of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and other radiological accidents.
At the same time, the amnesty will not affect several categories of convicted persons. In particular, it does not apply to persons who have committed repeated intentional crimes after an amnesty or pardon in the period from 2021 to 2024, who have not compensated for the harm caused, as well as to particularly dangerous repeat offenders. Persons whose death sentence has been commuted to imprisonment are also not subject to amnesty.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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