Albanian President of the Republic, Bajram Begaj, signed today the decree for the criminal amnesty, which was approved a few days ago in the Assembly.
On Thursday, the Criminal Amnesty law was approved with the votes of 110 deputies.
1100 convicts are expected to benefit from the amnesty, of which 700 will be released immediately, while another 400 will obtain reduction ot their sentences.
The criminal offenses that benefit reduced sentences from this amnesty are listed below:
Article 244, Active corruption of persons exercising public functions
Article 245, Active corruption of high state officials or local elected officials
Article 245/1, Exercising illegal influence on persons exercising public functions
Article 257/a, Refusal to declare or non-declaration, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants…
Article 258, Violation of the equality of participants in public tenders or auctions
Article 259, Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions
Article 259/a, Passive corruption of foreign public servants,
Article 260, Passive corruption of high state officials or local elected officials
Article 312, Active corruption of the witness, expert or legal translator
Article 319 Active corruption of judges, prosecutors and other justice officials and its subsequent points.
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