Regulations of the Grand Council on the pardon procedure - Judicial Committee
Table of Provisions (7)
Statutory Text (7 Provisions)
1. The Justice Commission is responsible for processing pardon applications.
2. The secretary or actuary of this commission is the Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Security.
3. In the event of a tie vote, the proposal for which the president has expressed support is deemed accepted.
1. Clemency petitions are to be addressed to the Department for the attention of the Grand Council.
2. The Department circulates petitions that meet the legal requirements, along with the relevant documents, to the Judicial Commission.
1. The President of the Judicial Commission shall convene the session following the completion of the circulation of the files.
1. The Judiciary Commission shall immediately notify the applicant, the competent court, and the penal enforcement authority of the decisions issued within its own competence.
2. The Judiciary Commission may specify a period of time during which a rejected application may not be renewed.
1. The proposals of the Commission to the Grand Council shall be dealt with by the latter in its next session.
2. They shall be delivered to the members of the Grand Council in writing, no later than three days before the session.
3. The proposals shall reflect the essential content of the original criminal judgment, the clemency petition, and the assessment of the Justice Commission.
4. The members of the Grand Council shall be given an opportunity to review the files before the agenda item is addressed.
1. The question of pardon shall be decided without prior discussion in a secret ballot. An affirmative decision requires an absolute majority of the members of the Grand Council present.
2. If the council is fundamentally in favor of the pardon, an open vote on the extent of the pardon is conducted after any discussion.
3. The Grand Council may determine a period during which a rejected application may not be renewed.
1. The Regulation of the Grand Council on the Clemency Procedure of December 16, 1941 is repealed.