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AMNESTY DECREE [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Executive (Constitutional Law)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
CONT

Beneficiaries of the ... amnesty decree included youthful first offenders, war veterans, pension-aged men (60) and women (55), pregnant women, women with young children, people with fewer than six months remaining on their sentences and some military personnel.

OBS

amnesty: An official statement that allows people who have been put in prison for crimes against the state to go free.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pouvoir exécutif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
CONT

Le président indonésien [...] a signé hier soir le décret d'amnistie promis à quelque 2000 détenus séparatistes dans le cadre de l'accord de paix signé [...] avec le Mouvement Aceh libre (GAM [Gerakan Aceh Merdeka]).

Spanish

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