Syria’s Assad gives reprieve, shocking many
President Assad issued a blanket forgiveness to protestors on Sunday, an forgiveness many of his opponents are calling a sham. Still, many detainees were released. CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports so as to, here Damascus, rejection individual was new surprised next to the move than the prisoners. belatedly Sunday afternoon, Arab League observers and the media were summoned to Damascus Central Prison to witness the bulk leave go of. Theyre the men who were arrested in favor of demonstrating at home protests persist protest march, alleged Colonel el Ghajari. Meanwhile, down the vestibule, guards gave the prisoners a briefing on the reprieve they didnt be looking for CBS News to film.