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Taken Questions
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
November 4, 2004
Question Taken at the November 4, 2004 Daily Press Briefing

Tunisia: Presidential Pardon

Question:   What is the U.S. reaction to the November 2 pardon of political prisoners in Tunisia?

Answer:   We understand that the Government of Tunisia released Tuesday, November 2, a number of prisoners, many of whom have been described by independent observers as political prisoners, as part of a Ramadan pardon.

We welcome this development and encourage the Tunisian government to grant amnesty to all political prisoners convicted or detained for activities not linked to violence or terrorism.

2004/1196

Released on November 4, 2004

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