President of Georgia pardons 83 convicts
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The President of Georgia has pardoned 83 convicts today, the Chairperson of the Pardon Commission Zviad Koridze stated at a press conference.
The commission examined the cases of 976 convicts between July 23 and July 29 and then sent their recommendations to the president.
40 prisoners will leave the penitentiary institution today, while the sentences of the other 43 will be mitigated.
Koridze stated that there are three women and a minor among the pardoned prisoners.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili pardoned 831 prisoners in 2017. Out of the pardoned people 539 were released immediately, while the remaining 291 saw their sentence terms commuted.
154 inmates walk free, 72 have prison terms reduced
More than 150 inmates will spend the hot days of August, and the rest of their lives, with their families and loved one following their release from prison after the President’s pardon today.
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili has pardoned 170 inmates. 120 out of the pardoned will be released today, while the remaining 50 will have their prison terms commuted.
President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili has pardoned 152 inmates today.Head of the Pardon Commission Zviad Koridze announced 14 women and eight youth were among the pardoned inmates.