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Iraqi Judiciary: 50,000 Prisoners Released So Far Under Amnesty

On Tuesday, the number of prisoners released from Iraqi jails under the new Amnesty Law reached passed 50,000. Abd al-Sattar al-Birqadar, spokesman for the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, announced Tuesday that 50,535 people have been released under the Amnesty Law since it went into effect on February 27th of this year.

Iraqi Judiciary: 50,000 Prisoners Released So Far Under Amnesty

On Tuesday, the number of prisoners released from Iraqi jails under the new Amnesty Law reached passed 50,000. Abd al-Sattar al-Birqadar, spokesman for the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, announced Tuesday that 50,535 people have been released under the Amnesty Law since it went into effect on February 27th of this year. Birqadar, had announced on Monday that 48,922 prisoners had been released under the amnesty, including 10,472 released in the last ten days.

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