In King Abdullah's amnesty, 700 Jordanian prisoners freed

The Jordanian authorities started to release prisoners in accordance with the first amnesty issued by King Abdullah Bin al-Hussein since he ascended to the throne in February. The amnesty will cover some 700 prisoners

Last week, both the Jordanian al-Ummah and al-Ayan council approved the pardon. It includes crimes committed before March 18 excluding rape, spying, treason, terrorism, forgery, theft, and deliberate killing.