Voices of Iraq | The number of detainees released under the general amnesty law, launched by the government in February, reached 115615, the official spokesman for the Higher Judicial Council said on Monday.
“A total of 115615 prisoners from different Iraqi provinces have been freed since the pardon law came into effect,” Judge Abdul Sattar al-Berqadar told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).
“The number of detainees who are not included in the pardon law are 28041,” he added.
The Iraqi presidential council had approved on February 22 the general pardon law no. 19 of 2008 in a bid to enhance reconciliation in Iraq.
