Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-25 23:39:10|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has granted amnesty for thousands of prisoners on the occasion of the Ethiopian New Year. On Monday, Ethiopia's largest Oromia regional state granted amnesty for 6,655 prisoners who have demonstrated good manners whilst in detention. Other Ethiopian regional states had pardoned a large number of prisoners earlier this month in connection with the recently celebrated Ethiopian New Year, which started on September 11. Ethiopia's Southern SNNP region pardoned over 3,000 prisoners, while the second largest northwestern Amhara region granted amnesty for over 1,980 prisoners ahead of the New Year earlier this month. Tigray region was also the third state that granted some 957 prisoners earlier this month.

Source: Ethiopian News September 25, 2017 15:56 UTC