Presidential pardons will be analyzed individually, according to Noboa's decree in Ecuador

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The decree also provides for administrative and criminal penalties for public servants who have provided benefits to persons deprived of their liberty without complying with the conditions required.

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President Daniel Noboa, by Executive Decree 511, repealed five decrees concerning presidential pardons for persons deprived of their liberty, which met certain requirements and were signed by the Government of Guillermo Lasso. These decrees granted pardons to prisoners for minor offences or serious illnesses. The new measure redefines the conditions for future pardons, establishing a case-by-case analysis to ensure transparency. In addition, thi…

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Quito, 22 Jan (La Calle).- This Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the President of the Republic, Daniel Noboa, signed Executive Decree 511 and repealed five decrees related to presidential pardons issued by the former president, Guillermo Lasso, during his administration. What is presidential pardon? It is a “discretional and custodial” power of the President of the Republic. It consists of granting, ex officio or upon request, the commutation, reduc…

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The President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, issued on January 22, 2025 Decree 511 on the treatment of presidential pardons. The first provision of this presidential decree is to repeal a series of decrees issued between 2021 and 2023 during the administration of former President Guillermo Lasso. Specifically, Decrees 264, 265, 355, 816 and 949. Decrees 264 and 265, designed to reduce overcrowding in Ecuador's prisons, granted pardon to persons depri…

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President Daniel Noboa issued on 22 January 2025 Executive Decree No. 511 abrogating five decrees of former President Guillermo Lasso. These decrees granted pardons to persons with serious illnesses, such as cancer and HIV, and to those who had been arrested for traffic violations. Furthermore, the decree included pardoning 130 women in vulnerable situations, provided that they had not committed serious crimes. Noboa clarified that this repeal w…

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Updated 16:00 Redacción Teleamazonas.com The President of the Republic, Daniel Noboa, issued Executive Decree 511, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. With this he repealed five executive decrees signed in the Government of Guillermo Lasso and allowing to grant pardons... The entry Noboa repeals 5 Decrees of presidential pardons to persons deprived of liberty was first published in Teleamazonas.