Minister of Justice Koeut Rith chaired a meeting of the National Commission to Review and Request Sentence Reductions and Pardons on October 6 for prisoners who asked for sentence reductions and pardons for the upcoming Water Festival.
The National Commission to Review and Request Sentence Reductions and Pardons on April 29 convened a meeting to evaluate which inmates were eligible for clemency.
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Minister of Justice Koeut Rith said at a workshop to disseminate information regarding a royal decree on sentence reductions and pardons on February 17, 2021. Hean Rangsey
Guidance issued for inmate clemency
Thu, 18 February 2021
Minister of Justice Koeut Rith requested that Phnom Penh municipal and provincial governors who serve as chairs of the commissions responsible for reducing inmates sentences and overseeing the pardon process focus their attention on efforts to grant clemency to inmates based on good behaviour while in prison rather than the length of their sentence or the crimes of which they were convicted.
Rith, who is also the chairman of the National Commission of Cambodia to Review and Request Sentence Reductions and Pardons, made the call while presiding over a meeting on February 17 to disseminate information regarding a royal decree on sentence reductions and pardons.