Aliyev pardons 59
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday ordered to pardon 59
persons.
All but one of the inmates will be released under the presidential decree issued ahead of the Novruz Holiday. The sentence of one prisoner was halved.
Three journalists still imprisoned on different charges in Azerbaijan were not included in the list of the pardoned.
Some 4,600 persons have been released under 43 pardon decrees in the country since 1995. 119 people were pardoned under the latest decree enacted by the head of state on the occasion of December 31, New Year's Eve and Day of Solidarity of Azerbaijanis.
All but one of the inmates will be released under the presidential decree issued ahead of the Novruz Holiday. The sentence of one prisoner was halved.
Three journalists still imprisoned on different charges in Azerbaijan were not included in the list of the pardoned.
Some 4,600 persons have been released under 43 pardon decrees in the country since 1995. 119 people were pardoned under the latest decree enacted by the head of state on the occasion of December 31, New Year's Eve and Day of Solidarity of Azerbaijanis.
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