His Majesty King Hamad issued a royal decree, pardoning 169 prisoners, who have served part of their jail terms. The pardon was announced on the occasion of Bahrain’s National Day commemorating the establishment of the modern Bahraini state as an Arab and Muslim country, founded by Ahmed Al Fateh in 1783, the anniversary of its full membership in the UN, and the anniversary of His Majesty’s Accession to the Throne .
