A request for clemency regarding the following topics may be submitted to the President of the State:
- A request for commutation of any kind of penalty handed down by the court, including the following:
- Prison sentences
- Prison sentences with community service
- Revocation of driving licenses
- Fines, including traffic and administrative fines
- Requests for commutation of life sentences, including requests for additional commutations of life sentences that were reduced
- Requests to shorten the period of the statute of limitations or the period of erasure, including the erasure of traffic records
- Requests for leniency in disciplinary measures imposed b on professionals (suspension or revocation of license)
According to customary policy, the president hears the request for clemency only after the conclusion of all legal proceedings.
Requests that do not fall within the purview of the president’s authority
- Requests to erase an internal police record in cases that were closed (for lack of evidence, because the circumstances of the case did not warrant prosecution or as part of a conditional arrangement)
- Requests to erase a criminal record that was already erased on the strength of the law
- Requests to erase a record in cases that are awaiting judiciary clarification
- Requests for clemency that are associated with a penalty that was imposed by a military court on the basis of the Order regarding Security Provisions (Consolidated Version) (Judea and Samaria, No. 1651), 2009
- Requests for leniency in disciplinary measures that were imposed upon those who are not members of the free professions (for example, disciplinary measures imposed upon civil servants by a disciplinary court)
- Requests for release from incarceration at the conclusion of two-thirds of his or her sentence; requests for furloughs for inmates, and requests concerning the conditions of an inmate’s incarceration
- Requests for leniency regarding administrative revocation of a driving license imposed by the Ministry of Transportation for accumulating penalty points for traffic violations
- Requests for intervention in various legal proceedings and complaints against judges
SOURCE: Govt of Israel
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Submit applications for clemency in one of the following ways:
online – (Lawyers can only apply online)
by email to haninot@president.gov.il
by post to: 3 Hanasi Street, Jerusalem 9218801
by fax to 02-5887225
Applications submitted in person at the President’s Gate will not be accepted.
For more informstion, call the department’s representatives, Sunday to Thursday, from 9am to 11am on 02-6707211.
Lawyers who wish to attach additional material after submitting the application can email it to haninot@president.gov.il with a name and ID number.
What you need to include in your application for clemency
Attach to your application:
personal details (full name, father’s name, social security number, address and telephone number)
details of the application (what you are requesting clemency for)
details about the offense and court decisions
details of previous applications for clemency, if submitted
the start date of serving the sentence for which you are requesting clemency (in applications relating to disqualifications and imprisonment)
reasons for the application such as the circumstances of the offense, special personal and family circumstances, medical reasons, social reasons, financial situation, contribution to society (military service, volunteer activities, special achievements) and new circumstances, since sentencing
we recommend to attaching an accompanying form for the clemency application
if you are a lawyer applying for your client, a power-of-attorney document
if you are a first degree family applying for your relative, you must state that the application is submitted with the knowledge and consent of the person you are applying for
Govt recommend attaching the following documents:
Copy of ID
indictment, verdict, sentence, decision of the appellate court (if any), and court decisions regarding the date of serving the sentence.
recommendations (commanders, employers, other recommendations), and certificates of excellence or certificates attesting to special achievements
if applying for relief from the penalty of disqualification of a license – confirmation of the deposit of a license
for applications for mitigation of criminal fines or traffic fines – the decision of the center to collect fines
if the application is based on economic circumstances – any document confirming what is stated in the reasons for the application, such as:
pay slip
bank account page.
confirmation of income support pension
confirmation of receipt of unemployment benefits
execution documents
documents regarding debts and payments required
a declaration of a debtor with limited in means
confirmation of appointment of receiver
If the application is based on social reasons – opinions that support the application such as:
opinion from a welfare worker or any caregiver in the community
opinions from psychologists and / or other treatment providers
opinions from educators caring for children
If the application is based on medical reasons – opinions that support the application such as:
medical opinions
relevant and up-to-date medical certificates
confirmation of disability percentages from the National Insurance Institute
hospitalization reports
Applications regarding offenses that were prosecuted in a military court
The application is passed on to the defense minister’s bureau and the Pardons Section of the Military Prosecution for the defense minister’s professional opinion.
The Military Prosecution contacts the various officials involved in order to ask for information and for a professional opinion. The application is passed on to the head of the adjutant general branch, the chief of staff, and the defense minister for their professional opinions
If the president decides not to grant the request for a pardon, written notification of the decision is sent to the applicant
Military court system in the Judea and Samaria region?
No. The president’s authority does not apply to requests of this type. For requests of this type, you can contact the legal advisor in the Judea and Samaria region through the security and criminal section. PO Box 5 Beit El 90631.