The draft law No. 2118 offers to determine legal grounds of release all persons from criminal sentence in the frames of amnesty, the mechanism of cooperation between criminal-executive service and bodies of state power and local self-government bodies.
In compliance with the draft law the major criteria for amnesty are:
— minor social danger of actions of a sentenced person;
— objective factors (serious disease, advanced age, etc) that considerably decrease danger of a sentenced person;
— considerable discharged term of sentence as of the moment of amnesty introduction.
The draft law offers to announce the amnesty and expand its force, first of all for those categories of sentenced persons, who serve for minor crimes or who are least protected in social aspect, in particular:
— minors;
— men and women having minor or disabled children;
— pregnant;
— war veterans, disabled persons of first, second and third groups;
— persons diagnosed with tuberculosis or cancer diseases, etc.
In compliance with the draft law, the issues that touch amnesty are tackled only through court at respective initiative of a persecutor, a enforcement body or establishment, as well as at the initiative of a sentenced person, legal defenders or representatives.
The participants of the Committee meeting noted that the draft law is aimed at the foundation of the system of criteria to determine the circle of persons having right to amnesty and restrictions as to its application.
The draft law also aims to reduce the number of persons held in custody, as well as to economize the budget funds spent for the keeping of the sentenced in proper conditions.
According to the Secretariat of the Committee, the members of the Committee supported the draft law as its adoption would allow to lower the number of persons serving their term in prison and having inconsiderable danger for the society.