General Part
Section IV. Release from Criminal Responsibility and Punishment
Chapter 13. Amnesty. Pardon. Criminal Record
Article 85. Pardon
1. Pardon may be granted by the President of the Russian Federation in respect of a specific person.
2. A person who has been convicted for a crime may be released from the further serving of his sentence, or the inflicted punishment may be reduced or replaced with a milder penalty by an act of pardon. The criminal record may be struck from a person who has served punishment, through an act of pardon .
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