Implementation of the amnesty law

For nine months, authorized bodies actively worked to ensure the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Belarus of July 19, 2019 No. 230-Z "On Amnesty in connection with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders" (hereinafter referred to as the Law), which provides for exemption from criminal liability, imposed punishment (both in full and in part), as well as the implementation of measures aimed at assisting persons released from places of deprivation of liberty and their social adaptation.

The implementation of the Law within the period established for its execution was carried out with the participation of the prosecutor's office by bodies and institutions entrusted with its execution, in cooperation with local executive and administrative bodies, labor, employment, and social protection units, and other organizations.

The decision on the application or non-application of amnesty was made for each person individually, based on the results of studying the materials and clarifying circumstances of importance, based on the criteria established by the Law for identifying persons subject to amnesty, the conditions for its application, and circumstances preventing amnesty.

According to the Law, under certain conditions, minors, pregnant women, women and single men with children under eighteen years of age, persons who have reached the generally established retirement age, disabled persons of group I or II, citizens affected by the Chernobyl disaster, and other radiation accidents could, in particular, count on full exemption from punishment and other criminal liability measures.

Obstacles to the application of amnesty included factors such as the commission of certain crimes, including repeated offenses after the previous application of amnesty, violations of the established procedure for serving punishment, non-reimbursement of harm (damage) caused by the crime, alimony arrears, expenses for the maintenance of children under state care, and non-payment of income.

obtained by criminal means.

Within the framework of the Law's implementation in the Vitebsk region, during preliminary investigations of criminal cases, when issuing court decisions, as well as by bodies and institutions entrusted with the execution of punishments and other measures of criminal liability, amnesty was applied to more than 2.8 thousand people. Fulfilling the conditions for the application of amnesty established by the Law, the convicted persons compensated for the harm (damage) caused by the crime, and paid the income obtained by criminal means, totaling over 1.4 million rubles.

More than 350 amnestied individuals were released from the institutions of the penal system and arrived for further residence in the region, and assistance was provided to them in resolving issues of domestic and employment placement.

The regional prosecutor's office has taken the necessary measures to ensure supervision over compliance with the legislation in the implementation of the Law's provisions.

Head of the Regional Prosecutor's Office Department
for Supervision of Compliance with Legislation
by Penal System Bodies
and Enforcement Bodies
Vasily Pashkovsky