"Pardon Law" or "Amnesty Law" - Termination of Proceedings and Deletion of Records in the Disengagement Plan Law
Civil and Political Rights
Active
2010
The Pardon Law, enacted by the Knesset on 25 January 2010, exempts anyone who was convicted in relation to their opposition to Israel’s 2005 Gaza disengagement plan from legal sanction, provided they have not received a prison sentence. It expanded the early amnesty granted by the Attorney General, when he terminated proceedings against first-time offenders accused of minor offenses. Under the law, charges will be dropped and offenses will be deleted from any criminal records, at the offender’s request.
This law establishes a separate legal process for people who were charged when demonstrating against Gaza disengagement from the process for people charged at other political demonstrations. It thus effectively discriminates on ideological grounds. Palestinian Arab citizens in particular are subjected to severe physical and verbal abuse when they demonstrate, especially at events related to their political or ideological beliefs.
On 23 February 2012, the Supreme Court rejected a petition calling for the cancellation of the law.
This law establishes a separate legal process for people who were charged when demonstrating against Gaza disengagement from the process for people charged at other political demonstrations. It thus effectively discriminates on ideological grounds. Palestinian Arab citizens in particular are subjected to severe physical and verbal abuse when they demonstrate, especially at events related to their political or ideological beliefs.
On 23 February 2012, the Supreme Court rejected a petition calling for the cancellation of the law.
