Friday, August 11, 2006

[world] mass pardon rattles italy

There are some things only the Italians can do [apart from winning world cups]:

12,000 detainees in Italy have just been released or are about to walk free thanks to a mass pardon pushed through by Romano Prodi's centre-left government to reduce prison overcrowding.

Justice Minister Clemente Mastella says the July 29 pardon, which cuts three years off sentences including for convicted murderers and thieves, was an overdue act of clemency … read more here and comment.

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