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DPRK

Anniversary leads to amnesty

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has decided to grant amnesty to convicts to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's liberation and the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday. The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly sanctioned a decree on Thursday for amnesty to take effect on Aug 1, the report said.