Ulaanbaatar
Over 2,000 convicts released by amnesty law
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Under newly adopted law on amnesty, which was came into force last month, 2,071 people have been released from prisons.
It was reported at a news conference called Monday by D.Ganbat, head of the Standing committee on justice; and Colonel G.Tuulkhuu, a deputy head of the General Authority for Implementing Court Decisions.
The released people have been sent to their home, and five homeless people have been belonged to the “Sense of right living” NGO, D.Ganbat said. All the convicts were released by court decisions, and money of 130 million Togrog has been allotted from the governmental reserve for transporting them, he emphasized.
“Just after the release of the convicts, some false news have been delivered through media about repeating criminal acts. There are no information until today about any recidivism,” he stressed.
