Amnesty is an act of goodwill on the part of the state

For the commission of a crime, punishment must inevitably come, as stipulated in the Criminal Code. Amnesty is a form in which a state can forgive a person who has committed a certain Th act. After all, not all people commit crimes intentionally and violently. It is logical that leniency can rarely be applied to them. But there are compounds for which you can apply such an act as amnesty. This makes it possible to spare some of the convicts from the hardships they endure.

Related concepts

It is important not to confuse several concepts that are in the same row, because they assume similar consequences, but are completely different in content. This is an amnesty, pardon and rehabilitation. If we explain briefly and in a simple accessible language, then the pardon can be carried out by the president of the country. Amnesty is the prerogative of the State Duma. In addition, the "forgiveness" on the part of the head of state is an isolated one. There is also such a thing as rehabilitation. In this case, it is recognized that a person did not commit a crime (a judicial error), accordingly, he has the right to be released. With amnesty and pardon, there is no such thing, a person is guilty and has already served some part of the punishment, but His state lets go.

Amnesty for economic crimes

To better understand the essence of this phenomenon, it is important to give an example. Let us note that in our country quite often various amnesties were held, which were extended to separate categories of prisoners. The last decree, which would result in the release of several thousand prisoners, was signed not so long ago in the State Duma. Amnesty in 2013 in Russia will affect prisoners who are serving sentences for such unlawful acts, which in the complex can be called economic. This is connected with illegal business, and with tax evasion, as well as with some other compounds, to list completely which does not make sense. It is important that the state wants to raise the economy in the country, because behind the bars were people who did business and did it quite successfully. They are betting on them.

Legal implications

Amnesty is an act that has a legal form. Accordingly, it is mandatory for execution by the bodies of the penal-executive system, and therefore, generates certain consequences. First of all, a person can be absolved from punishment altogether. If this does not happen, then there may be a reduction or replacement of the type of punishment to a softer one. All this is provided for in the resolution. It may also be about removing a criminal record. If you look at the legal terminology, then the conviction that was removed or canceled shows that the person is considered legally unreasonable. This means that no one (employer, interested persons) has the right to demand materials that the person once sat in the correctional camp. True, there are exceptions, which relate to pedagogical activity and the employment of certain public positions.