Putin gave instructions on amnesty for convicted women – Kommersant

Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the issue of amnesty for a number of categories of convicted women is “on the agenda.” According to him, Vladimir Putin has already given the necessary instructions following the meeting with the Human Rights Council (HRC). IN published The Kremlin today, January 17, did not include this item in the list of instructions.

“The topic of amnesty is on the president’s agenda; he gave the necessary instructions immediately after the meeting with the HRC. Indeed, this item was not included in the list of instructions, because individual methods are now being worked out and appropriate legal forms are being sought,” said Dmitry Peskov “RIA News”.

In December 2023, at a meeting of the Human Rights Council, Mr. Putin supported the idea of ​​pardoning all women convicted of non-violent crimes for the first time. The head of the State Duma Legislation Committee, Pavel Krasheninnikov, later explained that amnesty “is a general act” that “does not concern specific individuals.” He said that the criterion for determining the citizens who may be affected by the amnesty would be the minor severity of the crime, as well as age, presence of children and health status.

State Duma Deputy Vitaly Milonov called for amnesty the administrator of the Telegram channel “Hell Grandmas” Alexandra Bayazitova. She was sentenced to five years in prison in an extortion case; the journalist also suffers from diabetes and hypertension.

Read more about her case in the Kommersant publication. “Blocking negativity has fallen below its lowest limit.”.

Laura Keffer