Parliament of Mongolia  adopted the Amnesty Law on the occasion of the 2230th anniversary of Foundation of the first Mongolian State and 100th anniversary of People’s Revolution of Mongolia.

The seventh amnesty law of Mongolia will lead to release of around 3.6 percent of all prisoners and the replacement of 8.9 percent of prison sentences with restrictions on movement, as well as a two-year reduction in 4.5 percent of prison sentences.

The Mongolian Parliament has adopted amnesty laws a total of six times in 1991, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2009 and 2015.

The one-time amnesty law enters into force on 6 July 2021, and excludes 38 types of crimes and offences, including crime on money laundering, terrorism financing, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, tax avoidance and violent crimes, drug-related crimes, environmental crimes, sexual assaults, crimes against children, and corruption crimes.