BISHKEK. May 22 (Interfax) - The parliament of Kyrgyzstan has passed a law on amnesty of women and teenagers.
The law was passed by the parliamentarians on May 20, the parliament press service told Interfax on Friday.
"This amnesty is a special act aimed at some categories of prisoners to humanize their punishment," the source said.
He said the amnesty applies to women and minors who were convicted for the first time for non-grave crimes and those who have already served part of their term.
"The amnesty generally applies to 901 people, including 827 women and 74 minors," the press service said.
Amnesty will be officially announced after the law is signed by the president, the source said.
The most recent amnesty was conducted in Kyrgyzstan in 2014. It applied to almost 7,000 prisoners, of which some walked free and some had their jail time reduced.