Turkmenistan , Ashgabat , Aug.23 / Trend, H. Hasanov /
Turkmenistan is preparing for an amnesty in honor of Gadyr Gijesi ("Night of Omnipotence ") of " individuals who committed crimes and were sentenced to imprisonment , but sincerely repented their deeds " , the Turkmen government said on Tuesday .
The Muslim world is currently fasting to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.
The report says that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov, on hearing the report on upcoming measures to be taken by the State Security Council , stressed that "there is a special sense in the pardon, having already become a good tradition and being held to mark the sacred 'Gadyr Gijesi '."
Berdimuhammadov instructed relevant services to " approach to this action responsibly, as it is meant to raise the Turkmen people's spirit and age-old values of mercy , humanity, and justice, and to take measures so that the pardoned can celebrate ' Gadyr Gijesi ' in their homes ."