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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia has granted its first-ever amnesty to 263 prisoners, commuting the death penalty for 11 of them, state media reported Tuesday.
President Girma Woldegiorgis gave clemency to 237 inmates while the rest received reduced prison terms to mark the Ethiopian New Year, which fell on Monday.
"The prisoners were provided with the clemency and reduction of prison terms as they have repented and shown good disciplines while they were in prison," Girma was quoted as saying. Convicted rapists and those convicted of corruption were not included in the amnesty.
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