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Ayelet Shaked says pardons being considered for Ethiopians

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said she was weighing pardons for Ethiopians with criminal cases, she said at The Jerusalem Post's elections conference on Wednesday.
"The president [Reuven Rivlin] and I began an initiative for pardons of Ethiopians with criminal cases," she said. "Not enough young people applied. I am saying here for the first time that we are actively weighing the cases and granting pardons."