Bukinabe president pardons prisoners

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Wednesday granted a remission of sentences to 874 prisoners, 313 of whom were granted outright pardon and 561 with partial remission of sentences ranging from 3 to 12 months, the government spokesman, Alkassoum Maiga, announced at the end of the council of ministers