1.   The president has the power to commute sentences or pardon any criminal.

2.   The president has the power to commute sentences or pardon criminals.

3.   Under Saudi law, criminals can be pardoned only by the families of their victims.

4.   Under the constitution, Sihanouk has the power to pardon convicted criminals.

5.   Under Islamic law or sharia, the father of a victim or one of his heirs can pardon a criminal to spare him from punishment.