Clemency bill covers 660 convicts
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, ARMENPRESS. If passed, the clemency bill will pardon nearly 660 convicts – the largest amnesty ever, acting justice minister Artak Zeynalyan said today at parliamentary debates.
The bill is currently being debated in parliament.
The pardon will also cover 2720 people under probation from a total of 3850, he said.
It will also cover 1096 out of the 6140 criminal cases under investigation at the investigative committee.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
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