More prisoners released

In line with the amnesty, Czech prisons have already released over 6,000 inmates. Another one thousand prisoners should be released in the coming hours. Overall the amnesty will relate to approximately 32 thousand people, among them 14 thousand with suspended sentences, 12 thousand sentenced to community work and 3 thousand currently under house arrest. Some cases will be closed. The amnestied crimes will not appear in people’s criminal records.