Amnesty act implemented at Baku Pre-Trial Detention Facility

The amnesty act initiated by President Ilham Aliyev has been implemented at the Baku Pre-Trial Detention Facility.

According to Report, 12 individuals are being released from the detention facility today under the amnesty.

12:12

The amnesty act initiated by President Ilham Aliyev has been implemented at a penitentiary institution designated for minors in Azerbaijan.

According to Report, three individuals are being released from the correctional facility today under the amnesty.

The initiative to declare the amnesty was put forward by President Ilham Aliyev, after which the Milli Majlis adopted the decision to announce the amnesty.

11:09

The amnesty act initiated by President Ilham Aliyev has been implemented at Correctional Facility No. 4 for women under the Justice Ministry's Penitentiary Service.

According to Report, 22 female inmates are being released from the facility today under the amnesty.

The release ceremony was attended by Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) Sabina Aliyeva and Milli Majlis deputy Zahid Oruj.

10:14

The implementation of an amnesty act initiated by President Ilham Aliyev has officially begun in Azerbaijan.

According to Report, the amnesty is being carried out at correctional facilities operated by the Ministry of Justice Penitentiary Service.

President Ilham Aliyev put forward the initiative to declare the amnesty, after which the Milli Majlis adopted the corresponding decision.

Under the amnesty act, individuals who took part in combat operations to protect Azerbaijan's sovereignty and territorial integrity - including the Patriotic War and the anti-terror operation conducted on September 19–20, 2023 - are eligible for release. The amnesty also applies to close relatives of those killed or missing in action during these operations, individuals who became disabled as a result of Armenia's military provocations against civilians, as well as women, people aged 60 and over, those who committed crimes as minors, and other categories of persons.

The document provides for the release from punishment or criminal liability of individuals convicted of crimes posing no great public danger, less serious crimes, or crimes committed through negligence. For some convicts, sentences will be reduced or the remaining unserved portion will be shortened.

The amnesty is expected to be the largest in Azerbaijan's history in terms of the number of people covered. More than 20,000 individuals are projected to benefit from the act.

Over 5,000 inmates are expected to be released from imprisonment, sentences will be reduced for more than 3,000 prisoners, more than 7,000 people will be freed from restriction of liberty penalties, nearly 4,000 from other non-custodial or suspended sentences, and more than 1,000 individuals will be released from criminal liability.

The implementation of the amnesty act is expected to take four months.

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