On Amnesty

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Type of act
Law of Georgia
Number
№894-რს
Date adopted
29.07.2013

Text of the document

On Amnesty

Law of Georgia

On Amnesty, proceeding from the principle of humanism, taking into account the protection of personal and family secrets and the interests of public security, under the conditions of the existence of appropriate mechanisms for the control and prevention of the criminogenic situation by the State, the Parliament of Georgia declares amnesty in the form of a one-time, temporary and exceptional measure.

Article 1. Natural and legal persons shall be released from criminal liability who, within 3 months from the entry into force of this Law, voluntarily surrender to the investigative body the information containing personal or family secrets, the record of private communication, information obtained by technical means, computer data, material reflecting personal correspondence, postal item, record of a conversation by telephone or other technical means, a message received or transmitted by telegraph, fax or other technical means, and/or copies thereof, as provided for by Articles 157, 158 and 159 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.🔗

Article 2¹. The amnesty provided for by this Law shall apply to a person who committed the crime provided for by Article 157 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (unlawful obtaining of personal or family secrets), the crime provided for by Article 158 and/or 159 before 31 December 2012, and/or committed the crime provided for by Article 157 (unlawful storage of personal or family secrets) before the entry into force of this Law.🔗

2. The amnesty provided for by this Law shall not apply to a person who used and/or disseminated the information containing personal or family secrets, the record of private communication, information obtained by technical means, computer data, material reflecting personal correspondence, postal item, record of a conversation by telephone or other technical means, a message received or transmitted by telegraph, fax or other technical means, and/or copies thereof, as provided for by Articles 157, 158 and 159 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.

Article 3. This Law shall enter into force upon publication.🔗

President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili

Kutaisi,

29 July 2013

No. 894-rs