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Iraq releases 35,000 prisoners under amnesty law, easing overcrowding; some terrorism convicts may get retrials.
Iraq has released over 35,000 people from prisons under a new amnesty law enacted in January, aiming to ease severe overcrowding in facilities designed for 30,000 but housing about 65,000.
The law covers crimes like corruption, theft, drug use, and some terrorism charges, excluding those convicted of terrorism-related killings.
Nearly 144,000 others may also benefit.
Courts recovered over $34.4 million in restitution.
The law allows some terrorism convicts to seek retrials if confessions were coerced and has suspended all executions.
Driven by Sunni lawmakers concerned about disproportionate targeting, it has drawn criticism over potential releases of Islamic State-linked individuals.
The Supreme Judicial Council did not disclose the charges of those released.
Irak libera a 35.000 prisioneros bajo la ley de amnistía, aliviando el hacinamiento; algunos condenados por terrorismo pueden volver a ser juzgados.