Shevardnadze Pardons 3 Would-Be Assassins
From Times Wire Reports
Georgian President Eduard A. Shevardnadze pardoned three men who tried to assassinate him in 1995, a government official said.
Rusiko Beridze, deputy secretary of the Security Council, said Shevardnadze signed a decree Friday that freed the men from prison terms ranging from 10 to 15 years.
The three were convicted of planting a bomb in a car in Shevardnadze’s motorcade on Aug. 29, 1995. Shevardnadze was hit by flying glass but not seriously hurt.
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