More than 2000 prisoners pardoned in Turkmenistan to mark Novruz

Turkmenistan's president Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov has ordered the release of 2028 prisoners as part of a mass amnesty to mark Novruz holiday.

The General Prosecutor’s Office was instructed to implement the measures necessary so that all those pardoned were released from prison and returned to their families. The local administration will have to provide employment for those pardoned.