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The Higher Judicial Council has issued guidelines on the implementation of General Amnesty Law No. 70, enacted on 4 September 2026. The guidelines explain that the amnesty covers crimes committed before 1 March 2026 and, subject to legal conditions, extends to perpetrators, accomplices, participants, instigators and those who sheltered offenders. Among the crimes excluded are offenses against public funds, corruption, banking crimes involving depositors’ funds, intentional or deliberate murder, terrorism, money laundering, treason, espionage and crimes referred to the Judicial Council. The guidelines set out the roles of public prosecutors, investigating judges and courts in dropping prosecutions and convictions or reducing sentences. They also affirm that the state retains the right to recover funds and confiscate assets, and that the guidelines are not binding on judges.
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