Damascus-Sana
President Bashar al-Assad issued Legislative Decree No. 20 of 2019, granting a general amnesty for crimes committed before September 14, 2019.
The text of the Legislative Decree reads as follows.
Legislative Decree No. 20
President of the Republic
Based on the provisions of the Constitution ..
Draws the following:
General amnesty for crimes committed before 14-9-2019 shall be granted as follows:
Article (1)
(A) The penalty of life imprisonment with hard labor shall be replaced by the death penalty.
B. The penalty of temporary hard labor shall be replaced for 20 years from life imprisonment with hard labor.
C. The penalty of temporary detention for 20 years shall be replaced by life imprisonment.
D- The mitigation provisions provided for in this Article shall not be applied in felonies that result in personal injury unless the injured party has waived its personal right and the payment of the amount of compensation awarded by the projection shall not be considered and in cases where the injured party has not made a personal claim, it has the right to submit it within sixty days. From the date of entry into force of this Legislative Decree, if this period elapses and the claim is not submitted, the mitigation provisions provided for in this Article shall apply.
Article 2
The full sentence of temporary or life imprisonment for the convicted person suffering from incurable disease incurable on two conditions.
The judgment shall be concluded.
2. The convicted person must have attained the age of 75 years of age on the date of entry into force of this Legislative Decree.
Article (3) ..
With regard to the full penalty for the offenses set forth in articles 285 and 286, article 293, paragraph 1, 295 and article 303, and the full penalty for the offenses set forth in article 305, paragraph 1, and article 306, paragraph 1, of the Penal Code promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 148 of 1949, as amended The offense was committed by a Syrian.
Article (4)
In addition to the other articles stipulated in this Legislative Decree, the following exemptions shall apply to the following crimes stipulated by the Anti-Terrorism Law No. 19 of 2012:
(A) for the full penalty provided for in article 2 if the offense is committed by a Syrian;
(B) for half of the penalty for the offenses set forth in article 7, paragraph 2;
(C) for the full penalty for the offenses set forth in Article 10;
Article 5
(A) for the full penalty for the offense set forth in Article 1 of Legislative Decree No. 20 of April 2, 2013, if the kidnapper releases the kidnapped person safely and without charge or extradites him to any competent authority within one month from the date of the entry into force of this Legislative Decree; .
(B) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to the offenses set forth in Article 556 of the Penal Code promulgated by Legislative Decree 148 of 1949, as amended by Legislative Decree No. 1 of 2011 and Law No. 21 of 2012.
Article 6
For the full penalty of freedom in the crimes stipulated in Legislative Decree No. 13 of 1974 for who pays the fine and is settled with the General Administration of Customs and the Office of the pieces or the competent department except for the crimes of smuggling arms or drugs.
Article 7
On the full penalty for the crimes stipulated in Article 43 of Law No. 2 of 1993 and for one quarter of the temporary criminal penalty that deprives of liberty in the other crimes stipulated in this law.
Article 8
About one third of the temporary criminal penalty depriving of liberty.
Article 9
About half of the misdemeanor penalty provided for in the following articles of the Penal Code promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 148 of 1949 and its amendments: 341, 345 to 355, 386, 387, 428, 450, 451, 453, 455 and 584.
Article (10)
For the full penalty for misdemeanors and offenses.
Article (11)
A- For one third of the penalty for juvenile crimes.
(B) For all measures of reform and care for juvenile offenders.
Article (12)
For the full penalty of a misdemeanor that deprives of liberty for the crimes stipulated in Legislative Decree No. 59 of 2008 and Legislative Decree No. 40 of 2012.
Article 13
In addition to what is stipulated in this Legislative Decree, the following exemptions shall apply to the offenses set forth in the Military Penal Code promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 61 of 1950 and its amendments:
(A) for the full penalty of the perpetrators of the crimes of internal flight provided for in Article 100;
(B) for the full penalty of the perpetrators of the offenses set forth in article 101;
(C) For the full penalty of the perpetrators of the fugitive offenses set forth in article 103, paragraph 4.
(D) The provisions of this Article shall not cover those who are in hiding and fleeing from justice unless they surrender within three months for internal flight and six months for external flight.
E- for the full penalty of the misdemeanor stipulated in article 133, paragraph (a), and half of the penalty for the other crimes stipulated in this article.
(F) For half of the misdemeanor prescribed in Articles 134 and 135;
Article 14
The provisions of this Legislative Decree shall be excluded.
(A) Offenses provided for in the following articles of the Penal Code promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 148 of 1949 and its amendments:
Article 305, paragraph 3, if the act leads to human death and article 326, paragraph 3, and article 326, 397-398-402-403-405-473 -474, 476 to 479, 489 to 496, 499 to 502, 504-511-520-577-730.
(B) Articles of the Military Penal Code promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 61 of 1950 and its amendments 154-155-156-157-158-159-160.
Crimes stipulated in Law 10 of 1961.
Crimes stipulated in Legislative Decree No. 68 of 1953.
Crimes stipulated in Law No. 286 of 1956.
(F) The offenses set forth in article 5, paragraph 2, and article 6, paragraph 3, of Law No. 19 of 2 July 2012;
Article (15):
Subject to the provisions of Article 1 of this Legislative Decree, it is required to benefit from the provisions of this Legislative Decree.
(A) Paying the convicted person by a final or final judgment of the amounts, damages and obligations imposed on behalf of the plaintiff in accordance with the applicable rules or submitting a personal right.
(B) For felonies and misdemeanors stipulated in articles 628 to 659 of the Penal Code, if the public action is not initiated or the case is in the process of trial, the pardon shall not be utilized until after the final or final judgment has been issued and the convicted person has paid the judged amounts in accordance with paragraph (a). In all cases, the aggrieved party shall pay the advance claim within thirty days of the entry into force of this Legislative Decree.
Article 16
The provisions of this Legislative Decree shall not include the following fines.
Fines for violations of customs laws, regulations, pieces, tobacco, tobacco, building control, electricity and stamps.
Fines of the Traffic Law No. 31 of 2004 and its amendments, except in half, and it is required to benefit in this case the payment of the violation within four months, in which case all the precautionary measures relating to points shall be eliminated.
All fines stipulated in the laws bearing the nature of civil compensation.
Article 17
The pardon of those who are in hiding and fleeing justice in the felonies covered by the provisions of this Legislative Decree shall not be used unless they surrender themselves within three months from the date of its issuance to the competent authorities.
Article (18)
The Minister of Justice, in coordination with the Minister of Defense, shall establish the necessary medical committees to examine the beneficiaries of the provisions of Article 2 of this Legislative Decree upon a request submitted by the beneficiary within a maximum period of one month from the date of its issuance.
The reports of the medical committees shall be issued by a decision of the Minister of Justice or the Minister of Defense, each in his respective capacity.
Article (19)
This amnesty shall not affect the case of personal right. This case shall remain within the competence of the court, which shall have control over the case of public right. In all cases, the personal claimant may file his case before this court within one year from the date of issuance of this Legislative Decree. He shall remain entitled to establish them before the competent civil court.
Article 20
This Legislative Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force from the date of its issuance.
President of the Republic
Bashar Al Assad