Lukashenko signs law on amnesty in connection with the 80th anniversary of Victory
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law on amnesty in connection with the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This was announced on May 7 by the Telegram channel "Pool One".
The law provides for the release or commutation of punishment for crimes that do not pose a great danger to society or are classified as "less serious." It clarifies that only a certain category of citizens can receive amnesty.
"Among them are minors, pregnant women, women and single men with children under the age of 18, people with disabilities of groups I and II, people affected by the Chernobyl disaster, as well as those injured or ill during military service or service in paramilitary organizations, and others," the channel's publication says.
Other changes have been made to the document. Now, those who were convicted of reckless crimes that resulted in the death of a person will have their sentences reduced by one year.
The amnesty will provisionally affect almost 8,000 convicts. The law will enter into force on the day of publication.
On April 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart visited the memorial complex "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" on Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd. The heads of state paid tribute to the defenders of Stalingrad and laid wreaths at the Eternal Flame in the Hall of Military Glory and flowers at the grave of Marshal, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Chuikov.
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