Taiwanese Chief Executive Lai Qingde has signed a decree pardoning an 80-year-old woman convicted of killing her paralyzed son. This is the first time the amnesty power has been used during his term.
Lin Liu Longzi has independently cared for her severely disabled son for more than half a century. In 2023, she strangled him, explaining that after contracting Covid-19, she was very weak and could no longer take care of him.
The island's government clarified that the decision was made based on Article 40 of the Constitution and Article 3 of the Amnesty Law, which states that an amnesty provides release from imprisonment, but not from guilt.
Lai Qingde, commenting on the situation, noted that we are talking about a long-term family tragedy, and people in such a situation need enormous support from society and the state.
The amnesty was given to the woman at around 16:00 local time (11:00 Moscow time) on Thursday. She thanked authorities but declined to comment to reporters. Taiwan News reported this.
Previously, Georgian President Mikhail Kavelashvili pardoned 159 prisoners on the occasion of Epiphany. The list of those released includes prisoners who have served more than half of their sentences, have shown exemplary behavior and have appealed for a presidential pardon.
Last December, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko decided to pardon more than 120 foreigners. Among them are citizens of the United Kingdom, the United States, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Australia and Japan. They were all convicted under Belarusian law of espionage, terrorism, extremism and other crimes.
