The implementation of the criminal amnesty begins this Wednesday. It was learned from IEVP Reç in Malësi i Madhe that about 150 convicts will benefit from the amnesty. There are about 700 prisoners in Reçi prison.
Meanwhile, 150 people in IEVP Fier benefit from the amnesty. There are about 800 convicts in Fier prison. 14 convicts who have 12-15 months of their sentence left will benefit from amnesty from Peqin prison, while 10 convicts from Durres prison will benefit from amnesty.
The criminal amnesty was voted on April 4 in the Assembly with 116 votes in favor. The number of convicts who benefit is 1100, of which 700 will be released immediately and another 400 will benefit from a reduced sentence. Likewise, 2,700 people on probation benefit from the amnesty./abcnews.al
