DUSHANBE, August 18, 2016, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon has proposed to parliament a mass amnesty law that would apply to 12,000 convicts, according to the Tajik president’s official website.
More than 3,000 inmates are expected to be released from penitentiaries and more than 4,000 people with suspended sentences and sentences not linked to jail terms would be fully amnestied under the proposed legislation.
Besides, the prison terms of more than 5,000 people would be cut and ongoing or pending investigations against them halted.
Prisoners eligible for release reportedly include those who are disabled, World War II veterans, military deserters, convicts over 55, women and minors, those suffering from cancer, tuberculosis or other serious illnesses, and foreign nationals.
The amnesty will be also extended to prisoners, who were imprisoned for misappropriation and embezzlement of state funds and fraud if they reimburse the losses.
Those convicted of serious crimes such as murder, terrorism, religious extremism, and other similar crimes would not be subject to the amnesty, the president’s website said.
The amnesty will also not apply to women who committed extremism- and terrorism-related crimes.
The amnesty is proposed to honor the 25th anniversary of Tajikistan''s Independence that will be marked on September 9.
A previous amnesty law passed in 2014 applied to 10,000 convicts and the amnesty that was announced in Tajikistan in 2011 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Tajikistan’s Independence granted freedom to 4,300 prisoners, reduced jail sentences for another 5,000 inmates, and dropped the charges against 5,000 accused.
Tajik-Uzbek Investment Company plans to finance implementation of 14 projects with a total worth of US$135 million
Tajik parliament endorses two military cooperation documents signed with Turkiye
Woman from Dushanbe punished for her daughter’s truancy
Water sharing in Central Asia: all for irrigation, and what remains for the Aral Sea
Some roads will be closed in Dushanbe on April 20 due to international half-marathon
Uzbek president arrives in Dushanbe today on a two-day state visit
Dual Tajik–Russian national arrested for illegally registering the Islomov brothers at his residence in Tver
Ex-President Medvedev proposes to introduce criminal liability for foreign agents
Iranian president warns that the next retaliatory operation will not be limited
EFSD presents assessment of potential impact of natural disasters on debt sustainability of Tajikistan
All news