During this special period for the 70th anniversary, the use of the power of pardon was more extensive than normal, and gave a special weight to personal and family considerations as well as to those of treatment and rehabilitation.
551 requests for commutation of sentences, reducing fines and deleting criminal records were submitted by soldiers and those in national service and which matched the criteria
Of them, the president commuted the sentences of 102 prisoners, 13 times the average over the last 5 years
In 108 cases, criminal records of soldiers and those in national service were deleted, three times the number in the previous year
75 pardons in the form of deletion of criminal records were given to soldiers who served or are serving in combat roles