Azerbaijan, Baku, May 7 / Trend A. Akhundov /
The Azerbaijani Parliament unanimously passed an amnesty act proposed by First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva on May 7.
The Act was included on the agenda at the initiative of Azerbaijani First Lady, MP Mehriban Aliyeva in connection with the 90th anniversary of Azerbaijani national leader Heydar Aliyev.
According to the document, the amnesty will affect 9000 people, of which over 2000 of them will be released.
According to the act, those women who had not committed crimes representing a greater threat to the society and those convicted of committing less heinous crimes as well as perpetrators who had committed the crimes under 18 years old will be eligible.
Also included are invalids of the first and second groups, men who have reached 60, individuals having minor and disabled children of the first or second groups, individuals who participated in the battles to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, internally displaced persons as a result of occupying some Azerbaijani territories and those in other categories.