TIRANA, April 3 /ATA/ – The Democratic Party parliamentary group affirmed Wednesday support for a criminal amnesty bill, albeit with a crucial condition.
In a declaration forwarded to the Assembly Speaker Lindita Nikolla, the chairman of the DP parliamentary group Gazment Bardhi expressed backing for the amnesty initiative, given that senior officials under investigation or facing sentencing by the Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime are excluded from its provisions.
Main opposition party also demands that all individuals facing prosecution under charges for criminal offences during protests and rallies until March 31, 2024, be pardoned under the proposed draft law to grant an amnesty to several thousand prisoners.
The proposed amnesty bill to see those serving shorter sentences for lesser crimes, those over a certain age, and many female prisoners released or benefiting from sentence reductions, requires a minimum of 84 votes for its approval in Parliament.
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