Lukashenka will let 2700 people out of prison

Belarusan leader submitted the amnesty bill timed to the 70th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from the Nazi invaders to the Belarusian parliament on 21 April.

About 2,730 people are to be released unconditionally and some 5,500 convicts will have their prison term reduced by one year.

The new amnesty bill will extend to certain groups of people: underage convicts, pregnant women, pension-age people, disabled people, war veterans, people affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The amnesty bill will not apply to them if they were convicted of grave and extremely grave crimes.

Certain groups of convicts who cannot apply for discharge from prison will still be able to have their prison term reduced by one year.

Amnesty will not apply to people who committed extremely grave crimes, like premeditated murder, rape, human trafficking, establishment of a criminal gang, racketeering, terrorism, and those who failed to meet the requirements for relief from criminal responsibility and punishment stipulated by the bill.