Cuban government announces decision to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners
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As part of the process of granting prison benefits established by law and in accordance with Article 90, Section II of the Constitution of the Republic, it was decided to release 2,010 prisoners through a pardon approved by the Cuban Government.
This humanitarian and sovereign gesture stemmed from a careful analysis of the nature of the crimes committed by the prisoners, their good conduct in prison, the fact that they had served a significant portion of their sentence, and their state of health.
This is why the list of those released includes young people, women, adults over 60, those whose early release dates expired in the last six months and next year, as well as foreigners and Cuban citizens residing abroad.
The list of those pardoned excluded individuals convicted of sexual assault, child molestation, murder, homicide, drug offenses, theft and slaughter of livestock, robbery with violence or force involving weapons or minors, corruption of minors, crimes against authority, repeat offenders and multiple repeat offenders, and some who had previously received a pardon and committed new crimes.
This is the second release of prisoners this year, coinciding with the religious celebrations of Holy Week, a common practice in our criminal justice system and part of the Revolution’s humanitarian history.
This is the fifth pardon granted by the Cuban government since 2011, benefiting more than 11,000 people. / Cubasi.cu
