1. Every inmate sentenced to a custodial sentence of one month or more shall be released if he has served three quarters of the sentence, and his behaviour during his stay in the penal and correctional institution calls for confidence in his rehabilitation and his release does not pose a threat to public security. If the sentence is life imprisonment, he shall be released if he has served at least twenty (20) years. This release decision shall be issued by the Minister and a copy thereof shall be notified to the Public Prosecutor. 2. Any inmate sentenced to a custodial sentence for crimes in which the Criminal Procedure Code permits criminal settlement and who has served two thirds of the sentence may submit a request to the penal and correctional institution for his release in exchange for a sum of money. The request must be accepted if the inmate has paid all the financial penalties, restitution and compensation ordered before the decision is made to accept or reject the request. 3. To implement the provisions of Clause (2) of this Article, the Cabinet shall, based on the Minister's proposal, issue a resolution that includes the following: a. Forming an examination committee to study the requests of convicted persons and issue recommendations regarding them. b. Determining the Committee's work system. c. Determining the sum of money in exchange for release, taking into account the nature of the crime and the length of the sentence imposed. 4. The release of the convicted inmate shall not prevent the implementation of the subsidiary and complementary penalties and penal measures imposed. 5. The sums collected in accordance with the provisions of Clause (2) of this Article shall be allocated to the development of penal and correctional institutions.
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