975 convicts amnestied in Kyrgyzstan

AKIPRESS.COM - 975 convicts have been so far pardoned in Kyrgyzstan, said State Penitentiary Service on March 24. Amnesty was declared on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and the 10th anniversary of the National April Revolution in 2010 from May 8, 2020.
69 inmates and 13 people who escaped from prisons were released from prisons.
893 convicted persons had their prisont sentences shortened.