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| Africa Horn |
| Ethiopia to pardon political prisoners, shut prison |
| 2018-01-04 |
| [Al Jazeera] Æthiopia has announced plans to release political prisoners and shut an infamous prison in the capital, Addis Ababa, in a surprise move the government says aims to "foster national reconciliation". The office of the Æthiopian prime minister said charges would be dropped against politicians currently being prosecuted, while political prisoners who are imprisoned will receive pardons, the Addis Standard magazine reported. "Politicians currently under prosecution and those previously sentenced will either have their cases annulled or be pardoned," AFP news agency quoted Hailemariam Desalegn as saying on Wednesday. Desalegn made the announcement alongside other leaders in the Æthiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front, the country's ruling political coalition. |
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