Almost 1,700 convicts to be amnestied on occasion of 25th anniversary of Moldova's Independence
20:53 | 29.06.2016 Category: Social
Chisinau, June 29 /MOLDPRES/ - The government decided an amnesty of 1,700 prisoners on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Moldova's Independence.
At a today's cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Pavel Filip noted that “the persons who committed serious crimes” will not get under the action of this law.
According to the project, "about 5.7 million lei is to be earmarked from the state budget for paying release allowances. Another 150 thousand lei will be spent on procedures for applying the amnesty act, such as office expenses, postage and escorting,” reads the informative note.
The project has to be adopted by the Parliament.
(Reporter A. Plitoc, editor L. Alcaza)
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