Uzbekistan, Tashkent, July 1 / Trend, D. Azizov /
Under the amnesty, 2,050 citizens of Uzbekistan were released from the prisons, the information service of the Attorney General's Office of Uzbekistan reported with reference to the board meeting of the office.
The Amnesty decree was adopted by the Senate of Uzbekistan in early December 2012 in connection with the 20th anniversary of the Constitution, and came into force on December 5, 2012 and should be executed within three months.
According to the decree of the Senate, the amnesty first of all should be applied to those whose crimes do not represent a danger to society, including the women under 18, men over 60 and foreign nationals.
In addition, the amnesty covered the disabled persons the first and second groups, and those who suffer from serious illnesses, as well as people who committed the crime because of negligence and were convicted for the first time.
The amnesty was also applied to the persons who were for the first-time convicted of involvement in terrorist organizations, those who have not committed any serious crimes and have embarked on the path of correction.
The senate banned the application of amnesty to those who were sentenced to imprisonment for life, who were convicted of murder, and those who committed particularly serious crimes.
According to the Attorney General's Office, the amnesty has been applied to 68809 people, including 42649 citizens were exempted from criminal liability and criminal prosecution, and the term of imprisonment for other was reduced.
The right to make a decision on amnesty was passed to the Senate by the head of state at the launch of a two chamber parliament in Uzbekistan in 2005. Previously it was the exclusive prerogative of the president.
The Senate of Uzbekistan first adopted a resolution on amnesty in 2005 in connection with the 13th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution.
Starting 2008 the amnesties in Uzbekistan are carried out by the court decisions.
According to Uzbekistan's Attorney General's Office, in 2012 the act of amnesty in connection with the 19th anniversary of the Constitution was applied to 45,383 citizens. In particular 1958 people were released from serving a criminal sentence, the terms of the rest were reduced, and the prosecution against others was discontinued.