LETTER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF UKRAINE

of June 30, 2005 No. 5-10n308

Relatively about application of the Law of Ukraine of May 31, 2005 "About amnesty"

May 31, 2005. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopts the Law "About Amnesty" which took effect on June 23, 2005 (from day of publication in the newspapers "Ukra§ni Golos" and "Uryadovy of hens' єр").

According to Art. 8 of the Law its accomplishment is assigned only to courts. The law is subject to accomplishment within three months from day of its publication (Art. 17 of the Law).

Considering large number of cases and materials which will arrive for consideration of courts, and short term of accomplishment of the Law to chairmen of Appeal and local courts it is necessary to take the urgent measures directed to deep studying by judges of the Law, ensuring timely and high-quality consideration of idea of application of amnesty, creation of proper operating conditions of local courts and effective interaction with prosecutor's office, bodies of inquiry and pretrial investigation and bodies of accomplishment of punishments. Recommend to courts to implement in case of need specialization of judges who will consider materials about application of amnesty, and also consider idea of application of amnesty it is direct in correctional institutions. As Art. 8 of the Law expanded circle of subjects which have the right to initiate question of application of amnesty to courts should take measures to exception of cases of adoption of repeated solutions of rather same face.

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