This special pardon issued by former Lebanese president Michel Aoun may be one of the rarest incidents: before the end of his presidential term, the president issued a special pardon for a prisoner who was found dead 14 months ago.
The Lebanese have been perplexed to learn the identity of the three people for whom Aoun issued a special pardon before the end of his presidential term, and this type of pardon is one of the powers of the President of the Republic. It is disconcerting that the country has been studying a general amnesty for prisoners in Parliament for five years, with the aim of alleviating overcrowding in prisons that have exceeded their capacity. The proposals for general laws on amnesty met with political obstacles, which prevented their enactment despite the continuous requests and moves that intensified at the time of the spread of the Crown.
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reported “Court” on its website in an article written by Ali Al-MoussawiThe Lebanese, Muhammad Ahmad Al-Hassan, died in Al-Hayat hospital in August 2021, due to complications from severe infections and liver and kidney failure, as evidenced by an official report released by the Chiah faction within. Security forces. Al-Moussawi said the prisoner was sentenced to five years in prison for drug trafficking and abuse.
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The decree, signed by Aoun, Mikati and Khoury, provides for a special amnesty that allows three people to be exempted from the remaining sentence.
