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167/1988 Coll.



The DECISION of the



the President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on the amnesty of 27 June.

October 1988



In the days of the 70 's. anniversary of the Czechoslovak State and 20. anniversary of the

the announcement of the federal arrangement assesses the results of our people

achieved in the construction of a socialist society. It is a proud and

convincing balance of success of our workers who work proactively and

and willingness to carry out the policy of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and under

her leadership access currently to convert economic

the mechanism and to the further deepening of the democratization of society, which would

should strengthen even more the moral and political unity of the people. As to the

the fact that conveys strength and the strength of our Socialist establishment.



On the proposal of the Bureau of Central Committee of the Communist Party

Czechoslovakia, the Bureau of the Central Committee of the national front and the Government

The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic use their constitutional rights and

udílím this



Amnesty:



Article. (I)



1. Promíjím



a) unconditional prison sentences or their remains stored for the

offense or an intentional criminal offence other than listed under (c)),

area not exceeding two years



b) unconditional prison sentences or their remains stored for the

negligent offense in an area not exceeding three years,



c) unconditional prison sentences or their remains stored for the

the offence of abandonment of the Republic according to § 109 paragraph. 1 and 2 of the criminal

the law,



(d)) of the other actual prison sentences for their part in the amount of

two years, or their remnants of the shorter of two years,



e) conditional sentences of imprisonment, although he was later ordered their

performance,



f) punishments of the remedy and the imprisonment, in which they were

converted, or their residues,



that have been stored before the date of this decision and are not

yet been carried out.



2. in the same promíjím range and the sentences or parts thereof referred to in

paragraph 1, which have been stored yet nepravomocnými the judgments

promulgated prior to the date of this decision, if n/a

stopping the criminal prosecution in its entirety. If, on the basis of

the appeal will change the scope of punishment, is for the use of this

the decision of the decisive judgment, which shall enter into legal force.



Article II



Unconditional prison sentences or their remnants promíjím

the inmates, who carry out or have carried out the punishment in the first turned

educational group, in the military correctional unit or turned

educational institution for juveniles.



Article. (III)



Conditionally deferred prison sentences and punishments of the remedy

stored as separate promíjím with the effect that the date of this

the decision on the perpetrator sights such as would not be convicted.



Article IV



1. I order not opening and it was already initiated, in order to

stopped prosecution



and for the offence of abandonment) of the Republic in accordance with § 109 paragraph. 1 and 2 of the criminal

the law, committed before the date of this decision,



(b)) for the offenses and other intentional crimes than are listed below

the letter a), committed before the date of this decision, if the law

provides for the punishment of imprisonment not exceeding two years



(c)) for offences committed before the date of this decision, of the negligence,

If the law stipulates a punishment of imprisonment not exceeding three years.



2. where the provisions of paragraph 1 may not be applied to the whole of the criminal

the activity, which was decided by the judgment published non-definitive

prior to the date of this decision, it shall not apply either in part.



Article. In



1. This decision shall not apply



and to persons) in addition to the crime of which shall be decided in accordance with

This decision has been in the last ten years before the date of its

its publication has been finally convicted to imprisonment nepodmíněnému

for an intentional offence or who have been in the last ten years

released from imprisonment for such an offence, if the

does not look to them as if they were doomed,



(b)) the offence of abandonment of the Republic, pursuant to section 109 of the criminal code,

If the offender has expressed or manifested a hostile relationship with the

social social or State establishment,



(c)) on the crimes of speculation, pursuant to section 117 of the criminal code, x larceny

property in Socialist ownership pursuant to § 132 paragraph. 2, 3, 4

the criminal code, the threat of foreign exchange holdings under section 146

criminal law, acceptance of a bribe, pursuant to section 160 of the criminal code,

bribery pursuant to section 161 of the criminal code, indirect bribery pursuant to section

162 of the criminal code, under section 234 of the robbery the criminal law, theft

pursuant to section 247, paragraph. 2 of the criminal law, defection abroad pursuant to § 283

criminal law, murder under section 219 of the criminal code and other offences

offences for which the law allows you to save the death penalty,



(d)) on the aggregate and summary punishment, if any, of that

the offences listed under letters b), c).



2. the provisions of paragraph 1 (b) of article I. (b)) of this decision,

not apply to aggregate or summary of unconditional prison sentences

exceeding two years imposed for negligent offence when overlapping with

intentional criminal offence for which the law provides for deprivation of liberty

exceeding two years.



3. the provisions of paragraph 1 (b) of article I. (c)) of this decision,

not apply to aggregate and summary of unconditional prison sentences

imposed for the offence of abandonment of the Republic according to § 109 paragraph. 1 and 2

the criminal law, in concurrence with the intentional criminal offence for which the law

provides for the penalty of imprisonment exceeding two years, or in parallel with

the criminal offence committed through negligence, for which the law provides for punishment

imprisonment of more than three years.



Čl.VI



The Ministers of Justice of the Czech Socialist Republic and Slovak

Socialist Republic and the Minister of national defence of the Czechoslovak

Socialist Republic of saving, to me, based on the review of the

submit proposals to the decision on the remission or mitigation of punishment

imposed for crimes and offenses committed before the publication of this

the decision for the person to whom the decision does not apply, if the



and pregnant women),



(b)) mothers, caring for two or more children under the age of 15 years,



(c)) men over 60 and women over 55 years of age,



(d) a person with a permanent disability) or suffering from an incurable disease.



Husák v.r.