Amnesty – 1998

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Amnesty – 1998

1998

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In January of 1998, Tajikistan’s Prosecutor General dropped all charges against UTO leaders, but did not issue a blanket amnesty for all UTO fighters.1 It was reported at this time that the CNR reviewed 1,370 cases and referred them to the government by May of 1998. By the end of 1998, only 399 were given amnesty.2

  1. “Chronology,” in Politics of Compromise: the Tajikistan Peace Process, eds. K. Abdullaev and C. Barnes (London: Conciliation Resources, 2001), Accord 10: 82-87.
  2. “Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation in Tajikistan,” United Nations (S/1998/374), May 6, 1998.