Sentence examples for were given an amnesty from inspiring English sources

Harris said the fact they were given an amnesty, despite doing nothing wrong, was "not ideal".

Under the government's income disclosure scheme, which ended in September, holders of undeclared income and assets were given an amnesty from criminal charges in exchange for voluntarily coming forward and paying 45% tax and a penalty.

Pasko was given an amnesty and released.

Those who did so were to be given an amnesty.

He has proposed a deal where officials and business people who have stolen from the state will be given an amnesty if they give back the money.

The proper course for the Security Council now is to authorise troops to snatch Mr Sankoh and put him on trial, for recent crimes if not for the ones committed before he was given an amnesty.

I was so startled that I could think of nothing to say, and she went on, "He wants to enter politics here, and people are now negotiating, on my behalf, with the Army and the President, but he must be given an amnesty, and his return must be announced two weeks in advance.

He was given an amnesty by President Omar al-Bashir, his lawyer Nabeel Adeeb told the AFP news agency.

Rebels should be protected when they had disarmed, he said, but those guilty of serious crimes should not be given an amnesty.

He said one MP told him: "I'm damned if they should be given an amnesty and former soldiers left hanging there; uncertain over whether they might face prosecution".

Immigrants were given a seven-month amnesty to rectify their visa status without penalty or leave the country, a deadline that expired last Monday, when the crackdown began.