In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
Republic of Iraq
Revolution Command Council
Decree No. 64
Date of Decree: 3 Rabi I 1416 A.H., 30 July 1995
Decree
Inspired by the humanitarian, educative and patriotic principles emphasized
by the Leader, President Saddam Hussein, in his historic address
delivered on 17 July of this year, and believing that every zealous
citizen will fulfil his obligation to resist backwardness and its causes
and to develop our great Iraq for the patriotic motives personified by
the July revolutionaries,
Convinced that every citizen who has defaulted on his patriotic obligation
due to reduced ability to bear the heavy burden or weakness in the face
of the mirage of illicit temptation is able to reshoulder the burden of
patriotic honour and embody the concepts of national struggle if he so
wishes and if he places his trust in God,
Given the Revolution's eagerness to play its role of helping anyone who
needs assistance to combat his own weakness and who harbours no illusion
concerning his capabilities, so that anyone who has strayed from the right
path can return to his kin and his people and form an active and intrinsic
part thereof,
Affirming that such an opportunity is available today to those who have
erred and that the doors of honour and virtue are open to those who honestly
and resolutely wish to turn over a new page so that the future course of
the Revolution will remain as it was at the beginning, imbued with the
concepts of salvation, noble patriotism, glory and the pan-Arab concepts
that our nation requires from all those who are eager to be among its dutiful
sons,
In accordance with the provisions of article 42, paragraph 1,
of the Constitution,
The Revolution Command Council hereby decrees as follows:
I. A general amnesty is granted in respect of the penalties imposed on
Iraqis living in or outside Iraq who have been convicted for political
reasons.
II. The legal measures taken against Iraqis living in or outside Iraq in
respect of offences committed for political reasons shall be halted definitively.
III. No legal measures shall be taken against Iraqis living in or outside
Iraq in respect of acts or offences committed for political reasons prior
to the entry into force of this Decree and no charges shall be brought
against them in respect of those acts or offences.
IV. The persons covered by the provisions of paragraphs I and II of
this Decree shall be released unless they were convicted or detained on
other legal grounds.
V. The provisions of paragraphs I, II and III of this Decree shall
not apply to persons who have committed the following offences, even in
association with the offences mentioned in those paragraphs:
1. Espionage.
2. Wilful murder.
3. Theft of State property.
4. Rape.
VI. Sequestered property belonging to persons covered by the amnesty granted
under the terms of this Decree shall be returned to them.
VII. The persons covered by the provisions of paragraphs I, II and
III of this Decree, if they are outside Iraq, must return to Iraq within
two months from the date of its entry into force or, if they are inside
Iraq, must contact the competent authorities within one month from the
date of its entry into force.
VIII. This Decree shall enter into force with effect from the date of its
promulgation.
Saddam Hussein
Chairman of the Revolution
Command Council
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