Coming Retirement, Obama Give Remission at 330 Inmates
A total of 330 inmates received remission of President Obama ahead of his days as a US leader. Obama record number of inmates added to provide the commutation.
tirto.id - President Barack Obama on Thursday (01/19/2017) local time, giving leniency to 330 offenders. With that figure, remissions were obtained most defendants in drug cases it creates a record because it was issued in a single day, the eve of his departure from the White House.
As reported by Antara on Friday (01/20/2017), this policy becomes the second step is carried out similar to Obama this week after a surprise decision to commute Chelsea Manning.
To note, transgender soldiers was previously sentenced to prison for 35 years for handing more than 700,000 secret US documents to WikiLeaks. Manning, who was initially set could be released by 2045, will be free in May after the commutation.
Earlier, President Obama forgive 64 others on Tuesday (17/01/2017) -including a former general who is a key member of the national security team pertamanya- and commuted the sentences for 208 prisoners in addition to Manning.
The announcement on Thursday to add record Obama in giving leniency to a total of 1,715, more than the number of waivers set another US president.
The president, who prefer an alternative punishment for the perpetrators, repeatedly urged Congress to ratify the reform of criminal justice, but to no avail.
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