Since May 27, 520 prisoners were released under an amnesty announced on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia; at the same time, 247 prisoners had their sentence cut.

As of July 9, the following number of convicted persons were released from prisons, from Nubarashen - 64, Erebuni - 112, Vardashen - 32, Hospital for Convicted People - 27, Artik - 48, Vanadzor - 18, Sevan - 70, Hrazdan - 31, Abovian - 6, Goris – 13, and Kosh – 99.

The process of prisoners release under the amnesty is still under way.

President Sargsyan offered the National Assembly to declare amnesty on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, the proposal being based on article 81.1.1 of the RA Constitution and article 90 of the law on National Assembly regulations. With a vote 91-0, the Armenian parliament approved on May 26, President Serzh Sargsyan’s proposal for declaration of amnesty for 396 people to be released and 379 to have their sentence cut.