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One person was sentenced to three years in prison and the other to two years.
“The decision to pardon convicts by releasing part of their sentence was based on circumstances such as strong motivation to change their behavior, the convict’s efforts to actively participate in social rehabilitation programs, other changes in the integration of the convicted person. society, age and physical disability ”, said the Presidency in a statement.
According to him, it was also assessed that the people committed the crime for the first time, the crimes were committed due to the desperate situation of the perpetrator, mental and physical abuse.
By law, clemency is granted at the request of the convicts themselves. These requests can only be considered once the court ruling has entered into force.
The pardon commission met on May 28 and considered 54 applications from convicts.
The Grace Commission is made up of the presidents of the Lithuanian Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, the Minister of Justice, the Attorney General or his authorized representatives, the president’s legal advisor, representatives of the Lithuanian Association of Criminologists, the Society for the Care of Prisoners. and the Lithuanian Victim Support Association.
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