Damascus, Rajab 19, 1432, Jun 21, 2011, SPA - Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad issued this morning a legislative decree granting a general amnesty for crimes committed by (political detainees) before the 20th of this month, the second of its kind in less than a month. President Al-Assad had issued a similar amnesty for crimes committed before the 30th of May, covering all political detainees. --SPA 12:55 LOCAL TIME 09:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/904241