00:00This decision is based on the historical precedence of peace established by Commander Hugo Chavez
00:05and ratified by President Nicolás Maduro who at crucial moments prioritized the stability
00:09of the country.
00:15I am signing the amnesty law decree that we have been working on for the past few days
00:19because I understand that only the government can do so and give further proof that we want
00:23peace here.
00:28Well, let there be a strong ideological and political debate, but in peace.
00:33We are granting amnesty.
00:34We are granting amnesty.
00:36Here is the decree I am signing Article 1, amnesty is granted to all those who have confronted
00:40the established general order and who are currently in good standing and have submitted
00:49to criminal proceedings and have been prosecuted or convicted for committing the following
00:53crimes the following acts.
01:00And allow me to quickly read the facts, because there is no list here yet, even though I have
01:04the list here as an appendix.
01:06But the law does not include the list, only the facts, the crimes, and the acts.
01:14The President of the Republic, as head of state, is empowered to grant pardons at any stage
01:22and level of the process or of the serving of the sentence, resulting in the termination
01:31of criminal proceedings or the sentence and the immediate cessation of any measure of personal
01:35coercion.
01:40Considering that as Constitutional President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, I
01:44am motivated by the desire for justice and peace, as well as the firm determination to consolidate
01:53democratic and peaceful means to resolve controversies between political actors.
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