
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an Executive Order pardoning a number of convicts.
The President signed the Order having taking into account the appeals of
family members of convicts, the country`s Human Rights Commissioner and
human rights organizations to the Head of State, as well as having
considered the health, family conditions and good behavior of the
prisoners during their conviction, and the principles of humanism.
The Order will see the release of 79 prisoners from their unserved prison term. Besides, 4 convicts sentenced to correctional work and 4 persons imposed to fine will be freed from their penalty.
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