More Peruvian prisoners are pardoned

The Peruvian government is reported to have pardoned fifty-one prisoners which it admits have been wrongly convicted of terrorism and treason.

The report said the move was made as a Christmas Eve gesture of goodwill.

The latest releases brings the number of prisoners freed to three-hundred-and-sixty.

The special committee involved in considering pardons headed by the Justice minister, Alfredo Quispe Correa has about eight hundred more cases to consider.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service