Ona je to obećanje dala u svjetlu kontroverze do koje je dovela prethodna uprava, koja je pomilovala ukupno 533 osuđenih kriminalaca u okviru svog mandata na vlasti, koji je završio u januaru 2012.
She made the pledge in light of a controversy caused by the previous administration, which pardoned a total of 533 convicted criminals in its ten years in power, ending in January 2012.