Tunisian President Cais Said pardoned 1467 prisoners in connection with the 68th anniversary of the country’s independence.
This was reported on the page of the administration of the head of the Tunisian state on social networks.
Said applied special presidential powers in amnesty in relation to hundreds of prisoners, follows from the message.
So, within the framework of the presidential amnesty, 483 prisoners were released, and the rest was softened by punishment.
Tunisia gained independence from France on March 20, 1956, and on July 25, 1957 he was proclaimed the republic.