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Pardon Commission proposes amnesty for 100 convicts

Society Materials 25 December 2010 20:30 (UTC +04:00)
Pardon Commission under the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has recommended him to pardon 100 prisoners.
Pardon Commission proposes amnesty for 100 convicts

Georgia, Tbilisi, Dec. 25 / Trend N.Kirtskhalia /

Pardon Commission under the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has recommended him to pardon 100 prisoners. 70 of them would be released, and the sentences of 30 prisoners would be reduced, Georgia's Ombudsman Giorgi Tugushi told reporters.

There are five women and one minor in the list.

Altogether, the Commission has reviewed cases of 218 prisoners.

The pardon will be announced on New Year's Eve. The persons whose pardon is recommended by the Patriarchate of Georgia will be added to the list proposed by the commission.

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