First pardon granted in 23 years
Queen Beatrix has given an official pardon to a man sentenced to life in jail for a double murder in 1992 in Frankfurt, Nos tv reported on Tuesday.
The man, transfered to a Dutch jail to serve his sentence, is terminally ill.
It is the first time since 1986 that someone sentenced to life has been pardoned, Nos said.
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