At least two of the former prisoners have already died in battles with Russian invaders. One of them received the state award “For Courage” posthumously.
The Ministry of Justice reports the pardon of 363 convicts, who have declared their desire to defend the Motherland . “Since the beginning of the repulse of the armed aggression, the President of Ukraine has adopted three pardon decrees, thanks to which 363 convicts took up arms and went to defend Ukraine,” the Facebook page said. department page.
The right to apply to the prosecutor's office and the court for release from custody for service in the Armed Forces is provided for in Article 616 of the Penal Code.
“A Kyivan and a resident of Zhytomyr Oblast were serving their sentences in one of the institutions in the central region. Both were released under a presidential pardon decree. At the military registration and enlistment office, where they applied, they were assigned military units to serve. Both died in battles with Russian invaders. For the victory, one of our heroes was nominated for the state award “For Courage” posthumously, “- shared examples in the ministry.
Restrictions on Pardon for Serious or Particularly Serious Crimes
Ukrainian law imposes restrictions on the pardon of convicts for serious or especially serious crimes, persons with two or more convictions for intentional crimes or serving a small part of their sentence. , convicted of corruption offenses and persons who drove under the influence of alcohol, drugs or certain drugs. They can be pardoned only in exceptional cases, the Ministry of Justice emphasizes.
Also, domestic law does not provide legal grounds for the release of lifers.
It will be recalled that this Saturday took place third exchange of prisoners. The first full-fledged prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia took place on March 24. Then, in exchange for 10 captured occupiers, our side released 10 of our defenders. During the second prisoner exchange, 86 Ukrainian servicemen returned home.
