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US welcomes decree on pardoning in Azerbaijan

Politics Materials 18 March 2016 10:13 (UTC +04:00)
The United States welcomes the positive step by the Government of Azerbaijan to release a large number of prisoners.
US welcomes decree on pardoning in Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 18

Trend:

The United States welcomes the positive step by the Government of Azerbaijan to release a large number of prisoners, said the statement of US Secretary of State John Kerry, posted on the website of US State Department.

"We look forward to working with Azerbaijan on additional positive steps", also said in a statement.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on March 17 pardoning 148 people. Under the decree, 137 people, sentenced to imprisonment, have been freed from serving the remainder of the prison terms.

Moreover, six people were freed from the remainder of the correctional labor and five people were freed from the penalty in the form of a fine. Sixteen foreign citizens are among the pardoned.

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