Out of hundreds of requests for mercy last year, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini granted one. From the beginning of 2025 to the end of November, he received 582 of them. In April, he granted a pardon to a man sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence for the offenses of manslaughter and bodily harm in a traffic accident. TASR was informed about this by the communication department of the Office of the President of the Slovak Republic.
- President Peter Pellegrini granted pardon to one of the 582 applicants.
- It concerned a man convicted of unintentional crimes from a traffic accident.
- Five people died in an accident caused by circumstances beyond the driver’s control.
- The President took into account the previous integrity and the nature of the committed act.
- Survivors, local authorities and the church also supported the mercy.
“The tragic traffic accident occurred due to the poor technical condition of the road and adverse weather conditions. The convict did not exceed the maximum permitted speed and was not under the influence of alcohol. Five people, including his ten-year-old son, died in the accident and several others were injured.” zoomed in on the presidential palace.
As the office added, not only the man’s wife, but also the Roman Catholic Church, the mayor of the city where he lives, and the survivors of the crash victims asked for clemency on his behalf. “They addressed special statements to the president, in which they stated that they do not blame the convict and consider the punishment to be disproportionately severe and pointless,” added the presidential office.
The palace also emphasized that in making the decision the president took into account the fact that the convicted person committed the act negligently and not intentionally, as well as the fact that he is not being prosecuted criminally or misdemeanoras well as his previous personal life of integrity.
