Serdar Berdymukhamedov pardons 463 prisoners on the occasion of the Night of Kadr

Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov has signed a decree pardoning 463 prisoners in the country on the occasion of the Night of Kadr (predestination). This is reported by the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.

It is noted that Serdar Berdymukhamedov said at a government meeting that he signed a decree granting amnesty to prisoners who are "sincerely sorry for what they have done" on the eve of the Night of Kadr.

Turkmenistan's president annually grants amnesty to citizens convicted in the country on the occasion of the Night of Kadr. Last year, 514 citizens were released under the decision of the head of the republic. In 2021, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov signed a decree pardoning 1,035 prisoners.