Lebanese Parliament Passes First Amnesty Since 1991
The Lebanese Parliament has enacted a historic amnesty law, the first of its kind since 1991. This law includes a reduction in the duration of some sentences and aims to alleviate overcrowding in prisons. It stipulates a comprehensive pardon for crimes committed before March 1, 2026, with exceptions regarding serious offenses such as intentional murder, terrorism, treason, and money laundering, among others. The law also provides for reductions in sentences in certain cases, where the penalty for death is shortened to 28 years and hard labor to 17 years. Thousands of prisoners are eligible for this amnesty, provided that the affected individuals relinquish certain personal rights related to the cases in order to benefit from the reductions. Additionally, the law includes procedures for continuing review of some personal rights, and it excludes specific crimes such as premeditated murder, terrorism, treason, and drug-related offenses from the amnesty. Its main goal is to improve the conditions of prisons and ease the workload on the judiciary.
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