11 Ethnic Albanian Guerrillas Pardoned
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From Times Wire Reports
President Boris Trajkovski pardoned 11 jailed ethnic Albanian guerrillas, launching an amnesty regarded as crucial to sustaining an August peace settlement.
Justice Ministry sources said the 11 were freed from the Sutka Detention Center in Skopje, the capital. In coming weeks, 77 others on the pardon list are expected to be released, sources said.
The amnesty is aimed at defusing ethnic mistrust and returning disaffected fighters to society.
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