YEREVAN, JUNE 30, NOYAN TAPAN. In accordance with the RA National Assembly's Decision of June 19 on Declaring an Amnesty, 215 convicts were released from prisons of RA Ministry of Justice as of June 25, NT correspondent was informed by spokesman for the Ministry's Criminal Enforcement Department Arsen Babayan on June 29. According to him, 38 convicts were released from Nubarashen prison, 11 from Artik prison, 15 from Vanadzor prison, 5 from Goris prison, 53 from Erebuni prison, 19 from Sevan prison, one person from Yerevan-Kentron prison, 23 from Kosh prison, 24 from Vardashen prison, 7 from Hospital of Convicts, 5 and 3 persons respectively from women's and juveniles' units of Abovian prison, 2 from the open correctional facility, one person from Hrazdan prison, and 8 persons were released from Meghri prison.

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