Decision No 54 / 1960 Coll.
Decision of the President of the Republic and Government of the Czechoslovak Republic on amnesty
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DECISION
President of the Republic and Government of the Czechoslovak Republic
o amnesty
The 15th anniversary of the liberation of our republic by the Soviet army is a proud show of fighting and victory in building a new, socialist society.
Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, workers, peasants and workers of intelligence carried out deep economic, class and social transformations in our homeland.
The victory of socialism in our country has become a joyous reality. Our republic is as strong as ever.
The political awareness of our working class and the working people has increased uncommonly.
The power and economic power of our country has increased.
The international position of Czechoslovakia is as strong as ever.
This unshakable strength and strength of our socialist establishment - as well as its humanism, the great trust that the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and the Socialist State have between the workers - allow people who have committed serious crimes against the political and economic foundations of our Republic to be given the opportunity to atone for their guilt before the people through honest work.
The President of the Republic and the Government of the Republic have therefore taken the following decision:
Decision of the President of the Republic
Using the law given to me by the Constitution,
amnesty:
1. I declare the persons who have committed crimes against the Republic, with the exception of those referred to in Article II, of the penalties imposed by force or the remnants thereof, on condition that they do not commit an intentional offence within 10 years of this Decision.
2. I hereby dismiss the prison sentences or the remnants of those sentences imposed by force for the offence of leaving the Republic committed before the date of this Decision to persons who, under the influence of hostile propaganda, left the territory of the Republic without authorisation.
3. At the same time, I shall waive the secondary penalty for the loss of civil rights and the outstanding cash penalties or the remnants of those laid down in Article I (1), (2) of this Decision.
4. I hereby order that it should not be introduced and that criminal prosecution for the offence of leaving the Republic committed before the date of this Decision should be brought to an end against persons who, under the influence of enemy propaganda, have left the territory of the Republic without authorisation.
The decision referred to in Article I shall not apply to:
(a) direct agents of imperialist intelligence;
(b) terrorists, saboteurs, spoilers and organisers of dangerous anti-state groups;
(c) persons convicted of acts of military treason or other unlawful acts where their action has caused serious harm to their health or death;
(d) persons convicted in accordance with the Retribution Rules, if their actions have resulted in death.
I hereby dismiss the punishments which have been or will be brought before the date of this decision by court for other offences or offences
1. Penalties for corrective action with the effect that on the date of this Decision the perpetrator is regarded as not being convicted,
2. penalties for offences not yet paid and penalties for them;
3. punishments of cash, not yet paid, not exceeding 5000 CZK or the outstanding remnants of such punishments and surrogates for them;
4. Penalties for imprisonment, the execution of which has been, or will be, suspended with the effect that, on the date of this Decision, the offender is regarded as not being convicted,
5. Penalties for imprisonment or remnants thereof which have been imposed on offences and offences committed by the date of this Decision, with the exception of those imposed on offences referred to in Article IV, provided that the sentenced person has not committed an intentional offence within three years of the date of this Decision.
Part II of Article III (5) of this Decision shall not apply to the following offences:
(a) speculation, corruption, threats to the foreign exchange economy, shortcuts and threats to tax, bribery;
(b) theft and intentional damage to property held in socialist property;
(c) intentional offences against personal property;
(d) robbery, intentional assault, murder,
(e) crimes against human dignity, threats to the moral education of young people;
(f) offences committed under the influence of alcohol if they result in serious harm to health or death;
(g) a criminal offence committed intentionally;
(h) total and supplementary penalties, where one of the collectible offences is the offence referred to in (a) to (g);
(i) to persons convicted multiple times for intentional offences.
I hereby order that the criminal prosecution for the offences and offences referred to in Part II of Article III committed before the date of this Decision, with the exception of those referred to in Article IV of this Decision, be not introduced and introduced.
A decision under Part I and Part II shall not apply to persons who, in the course of the execution of the sentence, are systematically impeding efforts to fulfil the purpose of the sentence.
I hereby order the Minister of Justice to submit to me, on the basis of a review, proposals for remission or reduction of the sentence, if
(a) adolescents under the age of 18;
(b) pregnant women;
(c) men over 60 and women over 55,
(d) persons suffering from a severe incurable disease;
to whom penalties have been imposed in force for offences and offences committed prior to the date of this decision and to which this amnesty does not apply.
Done at Prague, 9 May 1960.
Dr Václav Škoda
Antonín Novotný
Resolution
Government of the Czechoslovak Republic
The Government grants, pursuant to Paragraph 76 of the Third Act. in the field of criminal law, the following amnesty:
1. The Government shall forgive the penalties which have not yet been carried out or the remnants of the penalties imposed by the executive bodies of the national committees or other bodies for offences committed prior to the date of this Decision.
2. The Government hereby orders that the executive bodies of the national committees or other criminal prosecutions for offences committed before the date of this Decision should not be introduced and stopped.
Done at Prague, 9 May 1960.
Viliam Broad
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decision of the President of the Republic and Government of the Czechoslovak Republic No. 54 / 1960 Coll., on amnesty |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 10.05.1960 |
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| Effective from | - |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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