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Tunisia pardons 1,900 prisoners

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IANS Tunis

Quoting a statement released Tuesday by the presidency, the report said Marzouki pardoned the prisoners on the occasion of the second anniversary of the upheaval that toppled former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

The pardoned prisoners had been sentenced for minor crimes, not exceeding one year, and had served two thirds of their prison terms, the statement said.

 

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First Published: Dec 19 2012 | 9:15 AM IST

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