AZERBAIJAN`s FIRST LADY PRESENTS DRAFT AMNESTY ACT TO MILLI MAJLIS ON OCCASION OF

Baku, March 10 (AzerTAc). Member of the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijan Parliament),
President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva presented the draft
Amnesty act on the occasion of Novruz Bayram.
The act envisions release of women, who do not pose a serious threat for the public
and who did not commit grave crimes, as well as underage persons, first and second
category disabled persons, men at the age of 60, who have to look for underage
children or first and second category disabled children and others.
It is also proposed to pardon women and men who have to serve a year of the overall
imprisonment term, all residents, sentenced to obligatory and public works, as well
as to a fine, with delayed execution of punishment, conditionally imprisoned and
others.
About 9,000 citizens will be affected by the amnesty act, on the basis of studies.
Of them, 1700 people will be released.