17 May 2016 16:42

Total of 3,500 prisoners may be pardoned in Azerbaijan

BAKU. May 17 (Interfax) - Azerbaijan may proclaim an amnesty: member of the Milli Majlis (parliament) and the country's first lady, Mehriban Aliyeva, petitioned the parliament on Tuesday with the initiative of adopting the amnesty act in honor of Republic Day on May 28.

The amnesty will affect 10,000 prisoners, and 3,500 people may walk free, the First Deputy Speaker of the Milli Majlis, Ziyafat Asgarov, said at a parliament meeting.

Aliyeva's initiative will be considered at the parliament meeting on May 20.