On the eve of the Day of National Unity, the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko decided to pardon 25 people convicted, including for an extremist orientation crimes.
The head of state signed the corresponding decree on September 16.
among the pardoned 12 women and 13 men; 19 people under the age of 40 years. Many of them have children, and one convicted is a mother of mother. One of the pardoned committed a crime at a minor age.
They all pleaded guilty and repented of the deed, took the obligation to lead a law -abiding way of life.