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Proclamation No. 84012014
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A PROCLAMATION TO PROVIDE FOR
THE PROCEDURE OF GRANTING AND
EXECUTING PARDON
WHEREAS, it has been provided for in
Article 71 (7) of the Constitution that the President of
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia grants
pardon in accordance with law; "
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to.make
the procedure of granting and executing pardon more
effective and efficient by incorporating the lessons
gained during the enforcement of the existing law;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with
Article 55(1) and Article 71 (7) of the Constitution of
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is
hereby proclaimed as follows:
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This Proclamation may be cited as the
"Procedure of Granting and Executing Pardon
Proclamation No. 840/2014".
2.
Definition
In this Proclamation unless the context
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11 "pardon" means a decision to remit a
sentence in whole or in part or to reduce
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The main objective of pardon shall be to
ensure the interests of the public,
government and offenders by re-integrating
criminal offenders into the community and
make them productive citizens upon
ascertaining that they have repented and
reformed.
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Objective of Pardon
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This Proclamation shall be applicable on
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PART TWO
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ORGANS GRANTING AND
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1/ A Board of Pardon (hereinafter the "Board")
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having high moral standing assigned by the
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II Without prejudice to other provisions of this
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a) exam me a petition for pardon lodged
pursuant to this Proclamation and submit
recommendation to the President that
pardon be granted on condition or without
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b) formulate criteria necessary for granting
pardon by taking into account the objective
reality;
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present his opinion by appearing in person
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10. Powers and Duties of the Chairperson of the
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21 notify to the concerned bod ies, through the
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b) keep and preserve properly the records and
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a court may lodge petition for pardon by
himself or through his spouse, close relative,
representative or lawyer.
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whose name petition for pardon is lodged shall
con'firm by his signature that he agrees with
the petition for pardon .
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attaining the objective of Article 3 of this
Proclamation, entertain pardon petition lodged
in accordance with this Proclamation by
weighing with the interests of the government
and public.
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(2) of this Article, the Ministry or the Federal
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prisoners petition for the granting of pardon to
the Board upon selecting prisoners who
deserve pardon in accordance with the
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5/ The petition for pardon to be lodged pursuant
to sub-article (4) of this Article shall first
present to the prisoner on whose behalf it is
requested before submitted to the Board.
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pardon has been submittep pursuant to subarticle (4) and (5) of this Article shall be
presumed to accept the petition unless he
notifies his rejection to the Board-in writing
within 15 working days from the date of
receipt of the copy of the petition.
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If a person fails to notify his rejection of a
petition for pardon within the time specified in
sub-article (6) of this Article due to force
majeure, he may notity such rejection within
15 working days from the date of cessation of
the force majeure.
16. Particulars of Petition for Pardon
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sentence that applies to an individual shall
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occupation and address before his
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residential address of the petitioner within
the five years immediately preceding the
date of the crime for which he is convicted ;
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the crime for which he was charged , the
criminal provision with which he was
convicted and the penalty imposed, the
court passed the ~entence, the stage of the
execution of the sentence and number of
the case docket;
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apart from petty offences, previous
convictions, if any, type of the crime, the
penalty imposed , the stage of the execution
of the sentence and the name of the court
which passed the sentence;
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both imposed by the court, if any, or the
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that applies to a legal person shal! contain th e
relevant particulars from those specified under
sub-article (I) of this Article.
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Time for Lodging Petition for Pardon
II Any person lodging petition for pardon pursuant
to Article 15 of this Proclamation may do so:
a) at any time after the decision of sentence;
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addition to the particulars required under
Article 16 of this Proclamation, files of the
publ.ic prosecutor and the court and any
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petition furnished by any person or discovered
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19. Obligations of Witnesses and Experts
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consideration for gra:' ing pardon:
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the petitioner's Jangerous disposition;
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the gravity of the offence and the duration
of the time the petitioner has been in
custody and prison ;
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community of his previous residence, his
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Proof of Pardon
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concerned party that he is granted pardon .
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Duty to Cooperate
Any person shall have the duty to cooperate,
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This Proclamation shall enter into force on the
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Done at Addis Ababa, this 21~' day of August, 2014.
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PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
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