President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, signed the Law “On Amnesty in connection with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders.” The document was published on July 3 on the National Legal Internet portal, BelTA reports.
“to release from punishment in the form of public works, a fine, deprivation of the right to occupy certain positions or engage in certain activities, correctional labor, restrictions on military service, arrest, restrictions of liberty, imprisonment for a certain period (hereinafter, if not determined otherwise, – imprisonment), as well as from other measures of criminal liability in the form of conviction with a delay in the execution of punishment, condemnation with the conditional non -use of punishment, conviction without sentencing, ”the document says
According to the document, minors, pregnant women, women and men with children under the age of 18 years, with the exception of those who committed an intentional crime against a minor, are subject to amnesty. Pensioners, disabled people, persons with open tuberculosis and cancer, citizens who suffered from the Chernobyl disaster, are also injured at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, are subject to amnesties, persons who were injured or duties during military service.
At the same time, the amnesty will not affect those who allowed the relapse of a particularly dangerous crime or recognized as a particularly dangerous recidivist.
The decision on the use of amnesty will be made for each person individually.
Speaking on the eve of the solemn meeting in honor of Independence Day, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko did not rule out that convicts would be released for unrest in 2020.