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THE LAW OF BYELORUSSIA
On May, 5th, 2009 № 11-Z
About amnesty in connection with the 65 anniversary of clearing of Belarus from fascist aggressors
It is accepted by the House of Representatives on April, 15th, 2009
It is approved by Republic Council on April, 23rd, 2009
Article 1. To release from punishment in the form of public works, the penalty, right deprivations to occupy certain posts or to be engaged in certain activity, corrective works, restriction on military service, arrest, restriction of freedom, a direction in disciplinary military unit, imprisonment, and also from other measures of the criminal liability in the form of condemnation with a delay of execution of punishment, condemnation with conditional non-use of punishment, condemnation without punishment appointment:
Minors;
Pregnant women;
Women and the lonely men having children about eighteen years are elderly;
Men is more senior sixty years and women is more senior fifty five years;
Invalids I or II groups, and also sick of the active form of the tuberculosis, carried to I, II, V "And" or V to groups диспансерного the account, and second oncological diseases second, third second, third or fourth clinical groups, a HIV-infected with 3rd (pre-SpId) and 4th (AIDS) disease stages on clinical classification of the World organisation of public health services;
Veterans of operations in territory of other states;
Participants of liquidation of consequences of accident on the Chernobyl atomic power station, other radiating failures and the persons, suffered (victims) from these failures;
The persons who have got wounds (contusion), mutilation, disease at discharge of duties in military service in Armed forces of the USSR, Committee of state security of the USSR, Armed forces of Byelorussia, other armies and the military formations created according to the legislation of Byelorussia, and also the persons who have got wounds (contusion), a mutilation, disease in connection with realisation of office activity in service in law-enforcement bodies, state security, financial investigations of Committee of the state control of Byelorussia, Office of Public Prosecutor, bodies and divisions on extreme situations.
Article 2. To release from punishment of the persons who have been not listed in article 1 of the present Law, committed the crimes which are not representing to the big public danger (a part of 2 articles 12 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia from July, 9th, 1999 (further - the Criminal code of Byelorussia) by which punishment in the form of arrest is appointed, restrictions of freedom, a direction in disciplinary military unit, imprisonments and sentences in which relation are decided at date of coming into force of the present Law.
Article 3. To release from punishment of the persons who have been not listed in articles 1 and 2 present Laws, condemned for deliberate crimes by which punishment in the form of freedom restriction (article 55 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia) is appointed, and also persons by whom punishment in the form of imprisonment for the term up to six years inclusive if they at date of coming into force of the present Law have left not less than one quarter of the appointed term of punishment is appointed.
Article 4. To release from punishment in the form of arrest of the persons who have been not listed in articles 1 and 2 present Laws, sentences in which relation are decided at date of coming into force of the present Law.
Article 5. To release from punishment in the form of a direction in disciplinary military unit of the military men who have been not listed in articles 1 and 2 present Laws if they at date of coming into force of the present Law have left not less than one quarter of the appointed term of punishment.
Article 6. To release from punishment of the persons who have been not listed in articles 1 and 2 present Laws by which punishment for the crimes made on imprudence if they at date of coming into force of the present Law have left not less than one quarter of the appointed term of punishment is appointed.
Article 7. To release from punishment of persons, with which punishment for the crimes provided by parts of 3 and 4 articles 205 (except for the persons who have committed crimes as a part of organised group), by parts of 3 and 4 articles 209 (except for the persons who have committed crimes as a part of organised group), parts of 3 and 4 articles 211 (except for the persons who have committed crimes as a part of organised group), parts of 3 and 4 articles 212 (except for the persons who have committed crimes as a part of organised group) of the Criminal code of Byelorussia, and also persons, which punishment for the crimes provided by parts of third and fourth article 87 (except for the persons who have committed crimes as a part of organised group), parts of third and fourth article 90 (except for the persons who have committed crimes as a part of organised group), parts of third and fourth article 91 is appointed (stolen property by assignment or waste is appointed, Except for the persons who have committed crimes as a part of organised group), a part of third article 141 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia from December, 29th, 1960 (further - the Criminal code of Byelorussia of 1960), left at date of coming into force of the present Law not less than one third of appointed term of punishment.
Article 8. Not to release from punishment and other measures of the criminal liability:
The persons listed in articles 1-7 of the present Law, condemned under the Criminal code of Byelorussia for:
Crimes against the world and safety of mankind (article 122, 125-129, parts of 2 and 3 articles 130, article 131);
War crimes and other infringements of laws and customs of conducting war (article 132-137);
Crimes against a life and health (a part of 1 article 139, article 147, parts of 2 and 3 articles 157, a part of 2 articles 164);
Crimes against sexual inviolability or sexual freedom (a part of 1 and 2 articles 166, a part of 1 and 2 articles 167, a part of 2 articles 171, a part of 3 articles 1711);
Crimes against way of family relations and interests of minors (a part of 2 and 3 articles 172);
Crimes against personal freedom, honour and advantage (article 181, parts of 2 and 3 articles 1811, article 182, a part of 2 articles 183, a part of 3 articles 187);
Crimes against the property (a part of 3 and 4 articles 205, a part of 3 and 4 articles 206, article 207, parts of 2 and 3 articles 208, parts of 3 and 4 articles 209, parts of 3 and 4 articles 211, parts of 3 and 4 articles 212, parts of 2 and 3 articles 214, parts of 2 and 3 articles 218) if other is not provided by article 7 of the present Law;
Crimes against economic activities procedure (article 221, a part of 2 articles 222, parts of 2 and 3 articles 223, parts 2, 3 and 4 articles 2262, parts 2, 3 and 4 articles 228, a part of 3 articles 229, article 230, a part of 3 articles 233, a part of 2 articles 234, parts of 2 and 3 articles 235, a part of 2 articles 243, a part of 2 articles 245, a part of 3 articles 246);
Crimes against ecological safety and an environment (a part of 1 article 265, a part of 1 article 266, a part of 2 articles 267, a part of 2 articles 268, a part of 3 articles 272, a part of 3 articles 274, a part of 3 articles 278, a part of 2 articles 279);
Crimes against public safety (article 287, a part of 2 articles 288, a part of 2 articles 290, article 291, a part of 2 articles 292, parts of 1 and 2 articles 293, article 294, parts 2, 3 and 4 articles 295, a part of 2 articles 299, a part of 3 articles 301, a part of 2 articles 302, a part of 3 articles 306, article 308);
Crimes against traffic safety and transport operation (a part of 3 articles 309, a part of 2 articles 310, parts of 2 and 3 articles 311, a part of 3 articles 314, a part of 3 articles 317, a part of 2 articles 319, a part of 3 articles 320);
Crimes against population health (article 323, a part of 3 articles 325, parts of 2 and 3 articles 327, parts 2, 3 and 4 articles 328, parts of 2 and 3 articles 329, a part of 2 articles 331, a part of 2 articles 332, a part of 2 articles 333, a part of 2 articles 335, a part of 2 articles 336, a part of 3 articles 337, a part of 2 articles 338);
Crimes against a public order and public morals (a part of 3 articles 339, a part of 2 articles 340, article 3431, a part of 2 articles 344);
Crimes against information safety (a part of 3 articles 349, a part of 2 articles 350, a part of 2 articles 351, a part of 2 articles 354, a part of 3 articles 355);
Crimes against a management order (article 364, 366, a part of 3 articles 371, a part of 2 articles 3711, a part of 3 articles 376, a part of 2 articles 384);
Crimes against justice (article 388, a part of 2 articles 392, a part of 3 articles 393, parts of 2 and 3 articles 394, a part of 3 articles 395, a part of 2 articles 397, articles 410, 413);
Crimes against interests of service (a part of 3 articles 424, a part of 3 articles 425, a part of 3 articles 426);
Crimes of recruits, reservists and persons liable for call-up (article 434);
Military crimes (a part of 2 articles 438, a part of 2 articles 440, a part of 2 articles 441, a part of 3 articles 443, a part of 4 articles 445, articles 446-449, parts of 2 and 3 articles 450, a part of 3 articles 451, a part of 2 articles 453, parts of 2 and 3 articles 455, a part of 2 articles 456, a part of 2 articles 457, a part of 2 articles 459, a part of 3 articles 463, a part of 3 articles 464, a part of 2 articles 465);
The persons listed in articles 1-7 of the present Law, condemned under the Criminal code of Byelorussia of 1960 for:
High treasons (articles 66, 68, 69, a part of third article 71, article 741, 75-76, 78, 83, 84, parts the second and third articles 85);
Crimes against the property (a part the third and fourth articles 87, parts the third and fourth articles 88, article 89, parts the third and fourth articles 90, parts the third and fourth articles 91, parts the second and third articles 93, parts the second and third articles 96, parts the second and third articles 142, article 143, parts the second and third articles 145) if other is not provided by article 7 of the present Law;
Crimes against a life, health, freedom and advantages of the person (article 101, 106, a part the second articles 1131, parts the first, second and third articles 115, articles 119, 123, 1241);
Crimes in sphere of business and other economic activities (a part the second articles 151, a part the second articles 1514, a part of third article 1516, a part the second articles 160, a part the second articles 1601);
Crimes against justice (a part the second articles 172, a part the second articles 173, a part the second articles 175, article 184);
Crimes against public safety, a public order and population health (a part of third article 201, a part the second articles 2011, parts the second and third articles 2072, articles 2081, 2082, 2112, a part the second articles 2114, a part the second articles 212, a part the second articles 2121, a part the first articles 213, articles 2131, 2133, a part the second articles 2161, articles 2191-2194, a part the second articles 220, a part the second articles 2201);
Military crimes (points and "in" articles 227, points and "in" articles 229, article 231, point "in" articles 233, point «г» articles 235, articles 236, 237, point articles 238, points and "in" articles 240, point "in" articles 2401, articles 241-243, points "in", «г», «д» and «е» articles 244, point "in" articles 245, point "in" articles 246, points and "in" articles 249, points "in" and «г» articles 2491);
Persons, судимых more than two times with appointment of punishment in the form of imprisonment for deliberate crimes, and also earlier судимых with appointment of punishment in the form of imprisonment for fulfilment of the crimes specified in present article, the paragraph of ninth article 11 of the present Law.
Article 9. Not to release from the additional punishments appointed court, the persons falling under action of the present Law, except for the persons listed in article 1 of the present Law.
Article 10. To release from punishment partially for a period of one year:
Persons by whom punishment in the form of freedom restriction (article 55 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia) is appointed;
Military men by whom punishment in the form of a direction in disciplinary military unit is appointed;
Persons by whom punishment in the form of imprisonment is appointed;
The persons conditionally-ahead of schedule released from punishment in the form of restriction of freedom or imprisonment (article 90 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia), and also persons with whom not left part of punishment in the form of imprisonment is replaced by punishment in the form of restriction of freedom or corrective works or with which not left part of punishment in the form of freedom restriction is replaced by punishment in the form of corrective works (article 91 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia).
To release from not left part of punishment of the persons listed regarding first present article at which materials at date of consideration about application of amnesty before the termination of term of punishment remains less than one year.
Article 11. The amnesty provided by the present Law, does not extend on persons:
To which within 2002-2009 amnesty or the pardon and which have committed again a deliberate crime in not removed or outstanding previous conviction were applied;
Condemned which at date of consideration of materials about amnesty application completely have not compensated the harm (damage) done by crimes which are subject to collecting from them on a sentence which have entered validity, to the court decision, except for the persons falling under action of article 1 of the present Law;
It is malicious breaking the established order during serving of punishment or other measures of the criminal liability;
Recognised when due hereunder especially dangerous recidivists (article 24 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia of 1960);
The crimes which have admitted especially dangerous relapse (part of 3 articles 43 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia);
With which punishment in the form of a death penalty as the pardon is replaced by punishment in the form of imprisonment or life imprisonment, and also condemned with which punishment in the form of life imprisonment is replaced by punishment in the form of imprisonment;
Condemned to punishment in the form of life imprisonment;
Committed the crimes provided by article 124, a part of 2 articles 139, a part of 3 articles 166, a part of 3 articles 167, article 210, parts of 3 and 4 articles 228 (made by officials with use of the office powers), parts of 2 and 3 articles 235 (made by officials with use of the office powers), articles 285, 286, 289, 2901, 356-362, 390, parts of 2 and 3 articles 424 (made from mercenary or other personal interest), parts of 2 and 3 articles 425 (made from mercenary or other personal interest), parts of 2 and 3 articles 426 (made from mercenary or other personal interest), articles 427, 429-433, article 455 (made from mercenary or other personal interest) the Criminal code of Byelorussia, articles 61-65, 67, 74, 742, a part of third article 75 (made by officials with use of the office powers), Article 91 (made by officials with use of the office powers), article 100, a part of fourth article 115, article 1526 (made by officials with use of the office powers), articles 166, 167, 169-171, 1891, article 249 (made from mercenary promptings or other personal interest) the Criminal code of Byelorussia of 1960;
Put on the wanted list in connection with evasion from punishment serving on a sentence of court at date of consideration of materials about amnesty application;
Condemned for the crimes provided by article 174 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia, and for other crimes made in work in the organisations on the basis of the judicial decision, and the materials which have not compensated at date of consideration about application of amnesty debts under the alimony or the expenses spent by the state on the maintenance of children, being on the state maintenance.
Article 12. To remove a previous conviction from the persons released from punishment on the basis of article 1 of the present Law.
Article 13. To release from the criminal liability and to stop preliminary investigation on the criminal cases which are in manufacture of bodies of preliminary investigation, and manufacture on the criminal cases which have been not considered by courts, about the crimes made before coming into force of the present Law by persons, listed in article 1 of the present Law, under condition of acceptance of measures by them on compensation of the harm (damage) caused by crimes.
Position of a part of first present article does not extend on the persons falling under action of article 8 of the present Law.
Article 14. The persons who have committed crimes about one day of coming into force of the present Law fall Under action of the present Law, both condemned, and the Byelorussia not condemned by courts, persons, sentences in which relation are considered in a cassation or supervising order, and also the persons condemned by courts of other states, but Byelorussia serving time in territory according to the international contracts of Byelorussia or the punishments transferred for serving in the form of imprisonment on territory of Byelorussia on the terms of a reciprocity principle.
The condemned, committed crimes fall under action of article 10 of the present Law about day of coming into force of the present Law in which relation sentences are decided before the termination of the term established by a part of first article 24 of the present Law.
Article 15. The persons who have committed crimes fall Under action of the paragraph of the present Law second article 1 is elderly till eighteen years.
The women who are pregnant women at date of coming into force of the present Law fall under action of the paragraph of third article 1 of the present Law.
Persons fall under action of the paragraph of fourth article 1 of the present Law (the woman, men-widowers, the men who are bringing up children which mothers are deprived the parental rights, the men who are bringing up children and not married), not deprived of the parental rights and having children by whom at date of coming into force of the present Law it was not executed eighteen years.
The men who have reached of sixty years, and the women who have reached of fifty five years at date of coming into force of the present Law fall under action of the paragraph of fifth article 1 of the present Law, and in the absence of the documents confirming day and month of a birth, - the men who were born till 1949, and the women who were born till 1954.
The persons recognised when due hereunder as invalids I or II group at date of coming into force of the present Law fall under action of the paragraph of sixth article 1 of the present Law; sick of the active form of the tuberculosis, carried to I, II, V "And" or V to groups диспансерного the account, sick of oncological diseases of the second, third or fourth clinical groups, a HIV-infected with 3rd (pre-SpId) and 4th (AIDS) disease stages on clinical classification of the World organisation of public health services at date of consideration of materials about amnesty application.
The persons who are veterans of operations in territory of other states according to article 3 of the Law of Byelorussia from April, 17th, 1992 fall under action of the paragraph of seventh article 1 of the present Law «About veterans» (Ведамасці Вярхоўнага Савета Рэспублікі Belarus, 1992, № 15, item 249; the National register of legal certificates of Byelorussia, 2001, № 67, 2/787) and having certificates (certificate) of the established sample.
Persons to whom documents according to laws of Byelorussia from February, 22nd, 1991 «About social protection of the citizens who have suffered from accident on the Chernobyl atomic power station» (Ведамасці Вярхоўнага Савета Беларускай the Soviet Socialist Republic are given out fall under action of the paragraph of eighth article 1 of the present Law, 1991, № 10 (12), item 111) or from January, 6th, 2009 «About social protection of the citizens who have suffered from accident on the Chernobyl atomic power station, other radiating failures» (the National register of legal certificates of Byelorussia, 2009, № 17, 2/1561) or similar laws of other states.
Article 16. The documents confirming the fact of compensation of harm (damage) caused by a crime, the decision, and the inquiry received from accounts department in a place of serving of punishment are the inquiry assured by the press received from court, decided a sentence or passed.
Article 17. At application of the present Law to persons by whom punishment term is earlier reduced as the pardon or amnesty, it is necessary to start with term of the punishment established according to certificates of the pardon or amnesty.
Article 18. At application of the present Law the previous convictions which extinguished or have been removed in an order, established by articles 97, 98 Criminal codes of Byelorussia (article 54 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia of 1960), and also previous convictions for crimes are not considered, responsibility for which is not provided by the Criminal code of Byelorussia.
Article 19. Condemned, it is malicious breaking the established order during serving of punishment or other measures of the criminal liability, it is necessary to consider persons:
Admitted infringements of an order and conditions of serving of punishment in the form of the public works, listed in article 28 of the Criminally-executive code of Byelorussia;
Admitted infringements of an order and conditions of execution of punishment in the form of the penalty, listed in articles 29 and 30 Criminally-executive codes of Byelorussia;
Not working without valid excuse within two months at date of coming into force of the present Law, or two collectings having not less for the infringements listed regarding 1 article 43 of the Criminally-executive code of Byelorussia, or disappeared from a residence for the purpose of evasion from serving of punishment in the form of corrective works;
Three collectings having not less listed in parts of 2 and 3 articles 55 of the Criminally-executive code of Byelorussia, not extinguished or not removed when due hereunder at date of coming into force of the present Law; having the collectings specified regarding 1 article 117 of the Criminally-executive code of Byelorussia, not extinguished or not removed when due hereunder at date of coming into force of the present Law. The collectings imposed to the introduction of a sentence in validity, are not considered;
Committed a deliberate crime after the sentence decision, but not directed for serving of punishment in the form of arrest, restriction of freedom, imprisonment;
Committed a deliberate crime during serving of punishment in the form of arrest, imprisonment;
Committed a deliberate crime in serving of punishment in the form of freedom restriction if they on again decided sentence have left less than one year of the term of punishment appointed court at date of coming into force of the present Law;
Committed a deliberate crime in not left part of term of punishment after is conditional-preschedule clearing if they on again decided sentence have left less than one year of the term of punishment appointed court at date of coming into force of the present Law;
Committed a deliberate crime in serving of punishment in the form of corrective works if they on again decided sentence have left less than one year of the term of punishment appointed court at date of coming into force of the present Law;
Transferred from corrective colonies-settlements in corrective colonies of other kinds for malicious infringement of the established order of serving of punishment if from the date of decision removal about a direction in a corrective colony at date of coming into force of the present Law has passed less than one year;
Committed a deliberate crime in a delay of execution of punishment (article 77 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia), in a delay of execution of a sentence (article 441 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia of 1960), in a trial period (article 78 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia, article 43 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia of 1960), in a delay of serving of punishment (article 93 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia) if they have left less than one year of the term of punishment appointed court at date of coming into force of the present Law;
Directed to correctional facilities on the basis of point 1 of a part of 6 articles 90 of the Criminal code of Byelorussia and six months which have left less not left term of punishment at date of coming into force of the present Law;
Transferred in prison from corrective colonies according to point 3 of a part of 5 articles 69 of the Criminally-executive code of Byelorussia for malicious infringement of the established order of serving of punishment.
Article 20. To the persons having venereal diseases, the present Law is applied only after their treatment spent according to clinical reports. The basis for a recognition finished course of treatment condemned from venereal disease is medical certificate.
To the persons who are serving time in the form of imprisonment in correctional facilities, the suffering chronic alcoholism, a narcotism or glue sniffing, to which by court applies safety and treatment forced measures, the present Law is applied only after end of course of treatment. The basis for a recognition finished course of treatment condemned from a chronic alcoholism, a narcotism or glue sniffing is the court decision about the termination of compulsory treatment.
For the organisation of necessary medical aid released of correctional facilities sick of the active form of the tuberculosis, carried to I, II, V "And" or V to groups диспансерного the account, correctional facilities should inform local executive both administrative bodies and the public health services organisations on a residence on clearing of the specified persons.
Sick by the active form of a tuberculosis or venereal diseases are obliged after the arrival to a residence to address in the corresponding organisations of public health services for the further rendering of medical aid.
Article 21. Execution of the present Law to assign on:
Bodies and the establishments executing punishments, - concerning condemned, being in correctional facilities, арестных houses, investigatory insulators, correctional facilities of open type, disciplinary military units, and also the persons held in custody in investigatory insulators, the sentence in which relation has entered validity;
Bodies of preliminary investigation - concerning persons, criminal cases and materials about which crimes are in manufacture of these bodies;
Courts:
Concerning persons, criminal cases about which crimes are in manufacture of courts and at date of coming into force of the present Law are not considered;
Concerning persons, criminal cases about which crimes are considered, but sentences have not entered validity, and also persons in which relation sentences have entered validity, but are not directed for execution at date of coming into force of the present Law;
Concerning persons, sentences in which relation are considered in a cassation or supervising order;
Concerning the persons condemned to punishment in the form of the penalty if before coming into force of the present Law the penalty is not collected;
Law-enforcement bodies:
Concerning the persons condemned to punishment in the form of arrest, imprisonment, but not in custody, sentences in which relation have entered validity, the persons condemned to punishment in the form of restriction of freedom with a direction in correctional facility of open type, but not directed to a place of serving of punishment, and the persons condemned to punishment in the form of restriction of freedom without a direction in correctional facility of open type;
Concerning the persons who are serving time in the form of public works, right deprivations to occupy certain posts or to be engaged in certain activity (as punishment principal view), corrective works, and the persons condemned with a delay of execution of punishment, conditional non-use of the punishment, condemned without punishment appointment;
Concerning the persons conditionally-ahead of schedule released from punishment, and persons with whom not left part of punishment is replaced by softer punishment before coming into force of the present Law.
Article 22. The decision on application or non-use of the present Law is accepted concerning each person individually after the talks given with its and on the basis of a careful estimation of materials of the private affair, data about behaviour of the person, and also its relation to work during punishment serving.
In the absence of necessary data consideration of a question on application of the present Law is postponed before reception of additional materials. To bodies to which execution of the present Law is assigned, the right to request of corresponding establishments documents and other materials necessary for the decision of questions, connected with application of the present Law is given. Such inquiries should be executed immediately.
If the bases to refusal in application of amnesty at date of coming into force of the present Law was not available, absence of the decision on amnesty application cannot be considered as the circumstance interfering application of amnesty in subsequent. Thus amnesty to the person can be applied and after the expiry of the term, established by a part of first article 24 of the present Law.
Article 23. Application of the present Law is made under the decision of the chief correctional facility, арестного at home, an investigatory insulator, correctional facility of open type, body of preliminary investigation, law-enforcement body, the commander of the disciplinary military unit, confirmed by the public prosecutor. The inquiry on encouragements and collectings, the private affair and other documents necessary for the decision of a question on application of amnesty are applied on the specified decision.
At amnesty application to the person released from punishment according to articles 90 or 91 Criminal codes of Byelorussia, to the law-enforcement body decision copies of a sentence, the decision (definition) of court and the inquiry on a previous conviction are applied.
By consideration of materials about application of amnesty by courts participation of the public prosecutor necessarily.
Article 24. The present Law is subject to execution by the bodies listed in article 21 of the present Law, within six months from the date of its introduction into force.
To the persons who have done not pass in action of the present Law a course of compulsory treatment for a chronic alcoholism, a narcotism, glue sniffing and treatment of venereal disease according to clinical reports, amnesty is applied after end of course of treatment after the expiry of the term, specified regarding the first present article.
Article 25. To Ministerial council of Byelorussia, local executive and administrative bodies to provide:
The organisation of the timely account of the persons released from punishment on the basis of the present Law, and rendering of the help by it in the household and labour device;
Definition released from places of imprisonment of persons which have lost social communications and have reached the age granting the right to pension on age in accordance with general practice, and also invalids I or II groups which have lost full or partial ability to self-service, require leaving, the help, household and health services, in special houses-boarding schools (branches) for aged and invalids according to indications, medical indications and contra-indications for a premise of citizens in establishments of the social service, confirmed according to the legislation of Byelorussia if they have no able-bodied members of a family or others physical or the legal bodies obliged under the law of them to contain (on the basis of the contract of the rent with granting of means for the maintenance, contracts of the lifelong maintenance with expense) or if their members of a family live outside of Byelorussia.
Article 26. To local executive and administrative bodies:
To provide timely statement on the account released from punishment on the basis of the present Law of minors after their arrival to a residence, their employment or transfer under the control of parents, guardianship and guardianship bodies, a premise in necessary cases in children's homes, the device in boarding schools, technical training colleges;
To take the necessary measures directed on carrying out among persons, specified in the paragraph the second parts of first present article, educational work, недопущение fulfilment of new crimes by them.
To the public health services organisations on a residence of the persons released according to the present Law from places of imprisonment through illness to provide rendering to these persons of medical aid in out-patient or stationary conditions, диспансерное supervision over them in an order established by the legislation of Byelorussia.
Article 27. The present Law comes into force from the date of its official publication.
The president of Byelorussia A.Lukashenko
The legislation of Belarus