Herzog's new pardon policy: harsh hand on sex offenders, relief for Ethiopians
The President presented the new outline under which, among other things, a mitigating policy will be implemented towards soldiers on offenses for which they were convicted before their military service.
Since taking office, President Herzog has granted 104 pardons and rejected 431 requests.
The new outline is formulated in collaboration with the Ministries of Justice, Defense and Welfare and other bodies
Shlomi Heller
09/12/2021
Thursday, 09 December 2021, 16:04 Updated: 16:08
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President Yitzhak Buzi Herzog presented today (Thursday) the new pardon outline he intends to implement during his presidency.
As part of the new policy, Herzog intends to tighten the conditions for pardoning sex offenders and domestic violence.
On the other hand, he has implemented a mitigating policy in deleting a criminal record for offenses for which he was convicted before their military service and Ethiopians who have been previously convicted of offenses of public disorder.
Since taking office, in July 2021 the President has granted 104 pardons and rejected 431 applications.
Among the requests that were answered were shortening prison sentences, deleting offenses and statute of limitations and requests for a life sentence.
The powers of the President of the State in connection with the granting of pardons are vested in him within the framework of his office.
The requests come to his desk only after they have been examined in the Pardons Department of the Ministry of Justice, or alternatively in the Military Prosecutor's Office.
There, the applications are examined through various opinions of the IPS, the police, the welfare service, etc. From there, the applications are reviewed by the Minister of Justice or the Minister of Defense when it comes to military offenses. Sign a letter of relief, which completes the pardon process.
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The new outline has been formulated in collaboration with the IDF, the Ministry of Welfare, the Ministry of Justice and other bodies. Additional changes to the existing outline will include significant weight for rehabilitation processes, especially for young people and minors. encouraging them to leave the circle and rehabilitated. in addition to be given the ease deleting criminal record for offenses of drug use easy.
It was reported that in order to improve the process of submission of applications for amnesty now listed on site President relevant information on how to request. at the President noted that the number of applications submitted to the President for clemency and erase the criminal record Growing every year.
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