The President pardoned 12 convicts

President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili pardoned 12 convicted persons today.

According to the information of the President's administration, 9 convicted persons from among those pardoned were fully released from serving the sentence imposed in the form of imprisonment in the penitentiary institution. The term of the remaining sentence to be served in the penitentiary institution was reduced for 2 convicts.

The act of amnesty also affected 1 person sentenced to probation, who was fully released from the further serving of conditional imprisonment.