President Aliyev signs pardoning decree on eve of Novruz Holiday
President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on March 17 pardoning 148 people, Trend reports.
Under the order, 137 imprisoned people are exempted from serving the remainder of their sentences, six are exempted from serving the remainder of corrective labor, and five are exempted from fine penalties.
Among those pardoned 14 are foreign nationals.
The order said the decision on pardon was made after considering appeals to the president by a number of detained persons, their families, the commissioner for human rights, the human rights organizations, taking into account the personality, health status, family status of the prisoners, their behavior while serving their sentences, and being guided by the principles of humanism.
The order comes into force from the date of its signing.
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