On the eve of the holiday, Ramazan President Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on the pardon of persons serving sentences, the press service of the head of state reports.
“As a vivid manifestation of such noble qualities of our people as kindness, generosity, humanism and mercy, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree” On the pardon of a group of persons serving the deadline for the deadline, sincerely repented on a deed and firmly embarked on the path of correction “, – the press service said.
In total, Mirziyoyev pardoned 426 prisoners who repented of a crime. Of the pardoned 135 persons are completely exempted from serving the main sentence, 200 persons were exempted from serving a sentence on parole, the sentence with respect to 26 persons was replaced by softer. In addition, the terms of punishment in the form of imprisonment imposed against 65 persons were reduced.
Among pardoned – 11 foreign citizens, 50 women, 13 men over 60 years old, 157 people under the age of 30 (3 of which are 3 minors), as well as 5 persons who participated in the activities of prohibited organizations.
According to the document, the departments were instructed to return the pardoned home and help them in social adaptation, finding work and finding their place in societies.