Let people stand in opposition, but not against their country, their people, their morals or their beliefs.
Heydar Aliyev
Act of amnesty adopted on the initiative of President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva sets 9.564 prisoners free
Governed by the justice and humanism principles the act of amnesty was adopted on the eve of Novruz Bayramy at the initiative of Mrs Mehriban Aliyeva, President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO, Member of Milli Majlis.
According to generalization and analysis carried out on results of execution of the act of amnesty, 9.564 prisoners, including 8.604 men, 960 women and 23 minors have been liberated by the act.
The act has set 2030 persons serving in jails and 137 at military unit of discipline character free, halved imprisonment of 516 persons not served.
1600 prisoners serving at prisons, 2.853 sentenced to correctional works, 198 sentenced to public affairs and 1.860 prisoners unable to pay the fine estimated in about 670 thousand AZN have been released of punishment as a result of the act of amnesty. The act was applied also to 369 prisoners who were imprisoned conditionally, whose sentence was vacated and who were conditionally freed of punishment early.
98% of prisoners affected by the amnesty are those who have committed crimes not causing serious public danger and imprisoned for not grave crimes. The rest of those released of punishment are persons having been imprisoned for grave and specially grave crimes and not affected by restrictions provided for by the act of amnesty for having little time to complete punishment.
9 acts of amnesty adopted after restoration of the pardon and amnesty institutions in 1995 as a result of the humanism policy implemented by national leader of Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev have been applied to more than 96.000 persons, as well nearly 25.000 prisoners released of jails.
Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the initiator of this merciful action, hopes the persons freed from punishment upon the act of amnesty will become decent citizens of the modern state of Azerbaijan, respect the laws and faithfully serve the homeland and nation.