More than 60 prisoners to be pardoned

More than 60 prisoners will celebrate Epiphany with their families.

The State Pardon Commission has decided which inmates will be released.

The Head of the State Pardon Commission Alexander Elisashvili said among the 250 suitable applications for pardon, some were quite serious and included notorious cases where people were put in prison during the previous government. Some of these applications have been postponed for further discussion during the next stage of the pardon on March 3.

According to Public Defender and State Pardon Commission member Ucha Nanuashvili, some cases were so specific that the Commission was not able to make a decision. The commission considered every case individually.

"The majority of the discussed cases were regarding drugs, Nanuashvili said.