DAMASCUS, (ST) – President Bashar Al-Assad on Tuesday issued legislative decree no. 701 for 2013.
The decree provides for granting a general amnesty for crimes committed before 29/10/2013.
The decree also grants general amnesty from punitive measures for violations of the military service laws, including deserters inside and outside Syria if they rejoin the service.
However, the amnesty doesn’t cover deserters who are evading the law unless they turn themselves in within 30 days if they are in Syria and within 90 days if they are abroad.
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