North Korea Announces Amnesty To Celebrate 70th Founding Anniversary

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

North Korea says it would grant amnesty to those convicted of crimes against the state as Pyongyang prepares to mark its 70th anniversary, the state-run KCNA reported on Monday.

It was learned that the amnesty will take effect starting August 1, and North Korea celebrates its founding on 9 September.

But the secretive nation did not disclose how many prisoners would be released.

The last time Kim Jong-un’s government granted amnesty was in 2015.

KCNA’s report added that “practical measures’’ would be taken to help those released re-integrate into everyday life.

The internationally isolated country has been accused by human rights activists of serious violations.

The U.S. government estimates that the North Korean government has about 80,000 to 120,000 political prisoners in detention.





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