The Comorian President Azali Assoumani on Wednesday pardoned 17 jailed opposition figures a day after taking office.
Among those freed in the presidential decree include Hassane Ahmed el-Barwane, Secretary General of the main Juwa opposition party.
He was serving 7 years in prison for assaulting a soldier.
"Among them, there were those who were sentenced to life imprisonment. Their sentences were reduced to 20 years of imprisonment. For the others, their sentences ranged from 15, 10, 15, 20 y…
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