Russian Federation

The Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

General Part

Section IV. Release from Criminal Responsibility and Punishment

Chapter 13. Amnesty. Pardon. Criminal Record

Article 84. Amnesty

1. Amnesty may be declared by the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation with regard to a broad class of persons.

2. Persons who have committed crimes may be relieved from criminal responsibility by an act of amnesty. Persons convicted for the commission of crimes may be released from punishment, or the punishment imposed on them may be reduced or replaced with a milder penalty, or such persons may be released from the additional penalties. The criminal records may be struck from persons who have served punishment, through an act of amnesty

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