National: UDI nominees vying for the Constitutional Council aim to abolish presidential pardons

A group of candidates from UDI for the Constitutional Council have expressed their intention to remove the power of the president to grant pardons. This comes after President Gabriel Boric issued several pardons, prompting the UDI candidates to ask that the power be eliminated from the new Constitution. Rodrigo Delgado, a former minister and candidate, … Read more

Parliamentarians react to Campillai’s summons to the Government to pardon prisoners of explosion | National

After Senator Fabiola Campillai (IND) summoned the Government to pardon the prisoners of the outbreak, parliamentarians from the Human Rights commissions of Congress disagreed on the matter. Lorena Pizarro (PC) accused a “very dangerous radicalization” of the right in the Chamber. Meanwhile, Senator Gustavo Sanhueza (UDI) called to “respect justice” and to recover the public … Read more

Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession at the Federal Level in the United States | International

“Sending people to jail simply for possessing marijuana has affected too many lives.” With these words, President Joe Biden announced that he will pardon all those convicted of marijuana possession in the United States. This decision is at the federal level, however, most sentences occur at the state level. Therefore, the Biden administration will call … Read more

Vietnam announces pardon, releases 2,500 inmates on National Day celebrations

Vietnam (AFP) – Vietnam announced today (31) it will release nearly 2,500 inmates ahead of the country’s independence anniversary. That falls on Friday (Sept. 2), but the number of inmates who have been pardoned is less than in previous years and does not include activists. In the announcement of the amnesty, the authorities stated that … Read more

A citizen pardons the killer of his only son for free and ends a tribal dispute that spanned for years • Al Marsad Newspaper

Al-Marsad newspaper: Prince Turki bin Talal, the governor of the Asir region, witnessed the pardon of citizens for the murderer of their father, and a father for the murderer of his only son, for the sake of God, for nothing in return. During a meeting held at the General Council in the emirate’s court, the … Read more

Peru: Former President Kuczynski says he suffers from the same ailment that led to the pardon of Alberto Fujimori | International

The humanitarian pardon that Kuczynski granted to Fujimori was annulled due to irregularities in 2018, among which the convicted ex-president’s medical report was questioned, but above all due to the accusations made by then-legislator Moisés Mamani that Kenji Fujimori, in his capacity as parliamentarian , offered him political favors in exchange for voting against impeachment. … Read more