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Ministry of Justice: List of persons subject to amnesty and their circle of beneficiaries has been prepared

19 December 2025 19:37 (UTC +04:00)

On the initiative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, a Resolution of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan was adopted on December 19, 2025, declaring an amnesty on the occasion of the "Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty", this was reported by the Ministry of Justice in response to APA's inquiry.

The Ministry of Justice has already begun work on the implementation of the decision. Thus, a list of persons to whom amnesty has been applied and a defined circle of people has already been prepared. Necessary instructions have been given to the relevant structural units of the Ministry to implement the decision without delay.

It was noted that the number of prisoners to whom the amnesty act will be applied in penitentiary institutions of the Ministry of Justice is about 8 thousand. According to the initial list, about 5 thousand people are expected to be released from prison. Also, the number of prisoners whose sentences will be reduced by 6 months is about 3 thousand.

"The amnesty act, according to the initial list, will cover a total of more than 10 thousand persons in relation to types of punishments not related to deprivation of liberty. The said Decision envisages the release of more than 7 thousand persons from punishments of restriction of liberty, which demonstrates the large-scale and significant impact of the amnesty in the field of probation.

The Ministry of Justice will implement the Decision in a phased manner, without delay, in accordance with the relevant paragraphs of the amnesty act.

The Ministry will also regularly provide information to the public about the implementation of the amnesty act,” the ministry said.

It should be noted that today the Milli Majlis adopted a Resolution on declaring an amnesty on the occasion of the "Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty".

The initiative to declare an amnesty was put forward by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.