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Lebanon passes sweeping amnesty law for prisoners, wanted people

· By Middleeasteye
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Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed a sweeping and long-awaited amnesty law that should benefit thousands of prisoners and wanted people, in the first legislation of its kind since 1991.

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