The Tunisian government of transition has taken on Friday the general amnesty of political prisoners, according to his spokesman announced Bacchouch Taieb, after the Council of Ministers. "The amnesty has been adopted by the Council of Ministers and a decree-law will be announced in the coming days," he told reporters.
The first transitional government had adopted a draft law on general amnesty on January 20, six days after the fall of the regime of Ben Ali. The Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi, said Wednesday that the conditional release had been agreed for 3,000 prisoners, without specifying whether they were political prisoners or not.
On Wednesday, about 200 people demonstrated outside the Justice Ministry to demand the release of political prisoners. According to the lawyer Samir Ben Amor had between 300 and 500 political prisoners. In addition, the Executive announced the setting up of a series of social measures of urgency. 
The first transitional government had adopted a draft law on general amnesty on January 20, six days after the fall of the regime of Ben Ali. The Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi, said Wednesday that the conditional release had been agreed for 3,000 prisoners, without specifying whether they were political prisoners or not.
On Wednesday, about 200 people demonstrated outside the Justice Ministry to demand the release of political prisoners. According to the lawyer Samir Ben Amor had between 300 and 500 political prisoners. In addition, the Executive announced the setting up of a series of social measures of urgency.
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