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Victory Day amnesty bill in Belarus parliament

MINSK, 3 May (BelTA) – In view of the oncoming 65th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has brought in a bill to grant amnesty on the occasion of the anniversary to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly, the press service of the Belarusian head of state told BelTA. According to preliminary estimations of the Interior Ministry, the bill may pardon around 2,230 people, who are now in correctional institutions. In particular, the bill provides for pardoning the underage, expectant mothers, women and lonely men with underage children, the disabled, pension age persons, people with active tuberculosis, HIV infected people, war veterans, rescue workers who took part in alleviating Chernobyl catastrophe consequences, people who were injured in the line of duty, people who have committed minor crimes. Prisoners who cannot be pardoned will have their prison term reduced by one year. The amnesty is not applicable to second offenders, those who have been pardoned earlier, those who have not repaired the damage of their crimes, people who are guilty of breaking prison rules, people who are sentenced to life imprisonment, murderers, rapists, robbers, criminal masterminds, corruption criminals, drunk driving convicts, terrorists, gangsters and other categories.

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