Christmas amnesty

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As a Christmas amnesty (officially grace action (Austria) or favors (Germany) on the occasion of Christmas ), the many Christian dominated countries on the occasion of the Christmas festivities usual amnesty of prisoners referred. This is intended to enable them to celebrate with their families, and to relieve the prison staff so that they can also celebrate during the holidays.

Germany

In Germany, each federal state decides for itself whether and how prisoners are allowed a Christmas amnesty. All federal states except the Free States of Bavaria and Saxony grant it regularly, Bremen has been granting it since the end of the Second World War ; in 2006 around 2,000 prisoners, half from North Rhine-Westphalia, enjoyed the benefit. In the above-mentioned federal states, prisoners whose regular release should take place between the day of pardon and a day in the first week of January are released on the first-mentioned day; this is regularly beginning to mid-November, in individual cases as early as October.

In addition, the dismissal is always linked to conditions. So especially sexual offenses, premature layoffs are in certain permitted at all, only after a case by case basis, also the needs highly favored, more or less well done have.

In connection with the denazification proceedings after the Second World War, there was a Christmas Amnesty Ordinance , which was applied both to those affected, against whom no decision had yet been made, and to those who had already been classified as followers , and ultimately to a reduction in the number of proceedings aimed.

Austria

In Austria, the remainder of the sentence can be suspended for up to 18 months in accordance with Section 1 (2) No. 2 of the relevant decree.

Web links

Wiktionary: Christmas amnesty  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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  1. ↑ Robin Hartmann and Melanie Kraekel: “Christmas amnesty for over 2000 prisoners” in Die Welt of December 8, 2006.
  2. ^ Law for the Liberation from National Socialism and Militarism together with the implementing provisions of the State of Württemberg-Baden . Published by the Ministry for Political Liberation Württemberg-Baden . 3. Supplement. Status December 1, 1947, FA 5.
  3. ↑ Decree of September 14, 2006 regarding the execution of the mercy action on the occasion of Christmas, Federal Minister of Justice of the Republic of Austria (PDF).