Syrian President Assad grants amnesty, reduced sentences - GulfToday

Syrian President Assad grants amnesty, reduced sentences

  • 16 Nov 2023
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Bashar Al Assad attends the Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. File / Reuters

Syria’s president issued a decree granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed prior to Thursday, his office and state media reported.

No reason was given for the amnesty but it came on the anniversary of the 1970 coup that brought the father and predecessor of President Bashar Assad to power.

The decree grants a complete pardon for misdemeanor convictions and people serving prison sentences who have reached the age of 70, or those who have incurable diseases.

It said that those who were sentenced to death will have their sentences commuted to life in prison and those who were sentenced to life in prison will end up serving 20 years.

The decree did not include an amnesty for the crimes of weapons smuggling or crimes resulting in deaths.

Associated Press


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