By the Georgian Parliament’s adoption of the law of Georgia on Amnesty on December 28, 2012, the Government of Georgia once again expressed its humane attitude towards persons who have committed a crime or who have been subjected to criminal proceedings.

We deemed it important to address the issue of amnesty having learned about the decision of Tbilisi City Court in the case of a convicted A.R. Under the Law on Amnesty, amnesty fully applies to a person convicted of fraud if the victim consents to the amnesty. Otherwise, punishment must be decreased by ¼. In the present case, although there were no victims involved, instead of delivering due decision independently the court invited state prosecutor to express his position during trial. Subsequently, the court shared position of the prosecutor and decreased A.R.’s punishment by ¼ instead of a full amnesty.