Several hundred prisoners released.

All of them benefited from the 4 month amnesty. Over the next few days more than 300 will be released from the two prisons in Antananarivo. The Express writes, ?To start the evening off, there were 196 of them released through the main gate of the central prison at Antanimora. The officers responsible for the releases confirmed that the operation would continue into the small hours of the morning. In total, 345 from one prison alone, that of Antanimora, will benefit from the presidential pardon. The central administration of the penitentiary system could not as yet make a statement as to how many exactly will be released across the island, granted by the presidential grace. The Express stated,? No-one detained due to the crisis of 2002 will be released as part of this amnesty.?