Assad decrees general amnesty over unrest: SANA

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Assad decrees general amnesty over unrest: SANA

January 15, 2012 10:31 AM (Last updated: January 15, 2012 11:10 AM)

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at Damascus University, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012.

DAMASCUS: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has decreed a general amnesty for crimes committed during unrest in the country over the past 10 months, the official SANA news agency said Sunday.

"President Assad issued a decree stipulating a general amnesty for crimes committed during the events between March 15, 2011 and January 15, 2012," SANA reported, without elaborating.

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