Ivorian leader Alassane Ouattara has granted a presidential pardon to some 3,000 ordinary detainees, government spokesman Sidi Touré announced after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.
Mr. Touré said that the Justice and Human Rights Minister is working on a draft decree granting a presidential clemency to the detainees.
The clemency comes a week before the country’s 59th independence anniversary, scheduled for August 7.
The festivities are planned in Treichville, south Abidjan.
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