150/1989 Coll.
The DECISION of the
the President of the
The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on the amnesty of 8 June. December
1989
In connection with the ongoing democratisation process in social and
the political life of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic has
the reduction of the social danger of the whole series of crimes and offenses
governed by the criminal law and the Act on transgressions.
After considering this fact, taking into account the opinions of the CENTRAL COMMITTEE of the NF,
the Government of the CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIALIST REPUBLIC and Republican Governments, of the Attorney General and
General Prosecutors of the republics, the Ministers of Justice of the CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC and SSR,
the Minister of national defence and the Federal Minister of the Interior, I use rights
given to me by the Constitution of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the "I give this
Amnesty:
Article. (I)
I order not to start, and if it was initiated, in order to
stopped prosecution of offences
-Subversion under section 98 of the criminal code,
-damage to the State of the World Socialist system under section 99 of the criminal
the law in relation to section 98 of the criminal code,
-sedition under section 100 of the criminal code,
-abuse of religious functions pursuant to section 101 of the criminal code,
-the accused and her representative under section 102, 103 of the criminal
the law,
-defamation of the Socialist state of the world and its leaders
pursuant to section 104 of the criminal code,
-leaving the Republic, pursuant to section 109 of the criminal code,
-damage to the interests of the Kingdom abroad under section 112 of the criminal code,
-withdrawal of things economic determination, pursuant to section 116 of the criminal code,
-illegal business according to § 118 paragraph. 1 of the criminal code,
-the attack on the State authority and the authority of the social organisation under section 154
paragraph. 2 of the criminal code,
-obstructing the powers of a public official pursuant to § 156a criminal
the law,
-obstruction of the supervision of churches and religious societies pursuant to § 178
the criminal code,
-defamation of nation, race and conviction under section 198 (a). (b)) of the criminal
law
committed before the date of this decision.
Article II
I'm ordering that it took place and if it is held that stopped the proceedings
about
-tort against the interests of the socialist economy under section 2 (b). (c))
Act No. 150/1969 Coll.
-was against the interests of the socialist society in the area of contact with the
foreign countries pursuant to section 5 (b). b), c), (d)) of Act No. 150/1969 Coll.
-transgressions against public order, pursuant to section 6 (a). a), c) of law No.
150/1969 Coll. in the wording of the legal measures of the Bureau of the Federal
Assembly of CSSR No. 10/1989 Coll.
committed before the date of this decision.
Article. (III)
Promíjím finally imposed unconditional prison sentences or
their residues, if prior to the date of this decision have been stored for
the offences referred to in article I and the offences referred to in article II of this
the decision, to the effect that the date of this decision to the perpetrators of the visor
as if he has been convicted.
Article IV
1. Promíjím finally imposed imprisonment conditionally
deferred, betrothed party punishments for corrective action and their residues,
the other betrothed party pecuniary penalties and their residues, the punishments of expulsion and the prohibition of
stay stored prior to the date of this decision, the offences referred to in
Article I and the offenses referred to in article II of this decision, with the effects that
the date of this decision to the offender seen as would not be convicted.
2. The persons who have been convicted prior to the date of this decision,
the offences referred to in article I and the offences referred to in article II to
financial penalties and these have carried out, with the date of this decision, seen as
would not have been convicted.
Article. In
Article I and II shall not apply in cases in which, at the date of this
the decision announced yet res judicata, the judgment for criminal offences or
offences referred to in article I and II committed in overlapping with other criminal
acts or offences, if the judgment is not appealed. After
the legal force of such judgment the Court decides about changing the sentence to the acreage
the relevant provisions of the code of criminal procedure.
Čl.VI
To the General Attorney of the Justice Ministers of Czechoslovakia, the CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC and SSR and
the Minister of national defence of CZECHOSLOVAKIA saving to me submitted to the decision of the
proposals relating to the persons prosecuted or convicted persons, which have not yet
Act on penalties
for criminal offences
-the territory of the Republic, pursuant to section 110 of the criminal code,
-infringement of the rules on international flights under section 111 of the criminal
the law,
-illegal business according to § 118 paragraph. 2 of the criminal code,
-the attack on a public official pursuant to § 156 para. 2 of the criminal code,
-approval of the offence under section 165 of the criminal code,
-perverting the official decisions pursuant to section 171 paragraph 2. 1 (b). (c))
the criminal code,
-the introduction of abroad under section 233 of the criminal code,
-failure to exhaust the obligation under section 267 of the criminal code,
-his/her failure to service in the armed forces according to paragraph 269 and 270 of the criminal
the law,
-endangering the political and moral state of the unit in accordance with § 288
the criminal code,
offenses
-perverting the official decisions pursuant to section 7 (b). (d)) of law No.
150/1969 Coll.
-favour under section 12 of Act No. 150/1969 Coll.
committed before the date of this decision.
Husák v.r.