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The Office of the President of the State Yitzhak Herzog published today (Tuesday) the summary of the year 2023 in the field of pardons, and according to the announcement of the President's House, there was an increase in the number of positive decisions to delete a criminal record compared to the year 2022, when from the data presented for 2023, it appears that the total number of positive decisions to delete a criminal record stands on 55% compared to 40% in 2022.
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about two months ago, Herzog and Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced a special amnesty plan to ease fines for those who were directly affected by the war and found themselves in a difficult financial situation.
The new outline was born in view of the understanding that since the outbreak of the war, many of the country's residents are facing employment and livelihood difficulties.
With the publication of the special amnesty outline, there was a significant increase of 45% in the number of applications received compared to the previous months of this year.
As a result, the number of amnesty requests opened between the month of October and the month of December on the subject of deleting a criminal record is twice as large as the corresponding period in 2022.
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Also in the last year, similar to 2022, there was a 25% increase in the President's decisions to delete and expire criminal records for IDF soldiers and national service employees within the framework of the "Soldier's Outline", this for soldiers and national service employees who were convicted of crimes before their military service, underwent rehabilitation processes, Prove that they have changed their ways and performed proper service. Since taking office, Herzog has granted 217 amnesties in the form of deletion or expiration of the criminal record to IDF soldiers and national service employees.
In 2023, a total of 3,552 applications were received to the Pardons Department in the Legal Bureau at the President's House, of which 1,568 new pardon applications were opened.
The president responded positively to 385 requests.
74% of the positive decisions were to delete and expire the criminal record, 13% were decisions to reduce fines and 7% were to reduce actual prison sentences or community service.
In addition, Herzog decided on a stricter policy for crimes related to the climate and the environment.
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