A list of 398 prisoners, 38 of them are women from 23 municipal and provincial prisons and 4 correction centres, has been endorsed for an assessment for the royal pardon during the forthcoming January 7 Victory Day 2024.
The Ministry of Justice on Dec. 26 convened a meeting to review the prisoners qualified for jail terms reduction and elimination under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice H.E. Koeut Rith, President of the National Commission for Review and Assessment of Prisoners’ List for Royal Pardon and Elimination.
The prisoners entitled to the evaluations are those who are ageing, disabled, have chronic diseases, or have been charged with minor crimes.
In addition, they must have served at least two-thirds of their sentence for prisoners seeking term elimination and one-third for those requesting term reduction.
It is a usual practice in Cambodia that the government allows inmates with special conditions and good performance to be granted royal pardon or jail term reduc
tion during major traditional celebrations, like January 7 Victory Day, Khmer New Year, Visak Bochea, National Independence Day, and the Water Festival.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse