Azerbaijan, Baku, 18 March / corr Trend K.Zarbaliyeva / Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on pardon in connection with the upcoming Novruz holiday, the Penitentiary Service of the Azerbaijani Justice Ministry announced on 18 March.
The exact list of the pardoned was not publicized.
Since 1995, a total of 44 decrees on pardon have been signed in Azerbaijan with respect to over 4,500 prisoners. In accordance with the last Presidential Decree issued in connection with 31 December Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis, 119 people were pardoned.