Economic amnesty wouldn't apply to persons who committed violence - draft
MOSCOW. June 25 (Interfax) - The draft resolution on the declaration of economic amnesty would give freedom to persons with no previous convictions, or sentenced for the first time on charges of committing economic crimes, says an explanatory note to the State Duma draft resolution on the declaration of amnesty, submitted to the lower house on Tuesday.
Criminal cases must be stopped against such persons.
"The amnesty should apply to those who have committed violence, or threatened to use violence," the note says.
It also says that the amnesty will be enforced on "one mandatory condition - the suspects and the accused must return the misappropriated property and repay the losses to the victims," the explanatory note says.
This condition would apply to persons whose criminal cases are being heard in courts, or are under preliminary investigation, and also persons whose verdicts have been enforced, it says.
"The amnesty would apply not only to convicted persons, but also to those whose have not been sentenced to prison confinement, who have received suspended sentences, whose sentences have been postponed, or who have been released on parole," the explanatory note says.
The draft has "an exhaustive list" of offences to which amnesty could be applied. The implementation of the draft resolution on amnesty enforcement would be completed six months following its entry into force.