Muslim extremist gunmen will surrender to Algerian authorities after repenting and promising not to return to violence as a means of achieving their political objectives, in return for general amnesty to be decided in a referendum, officials said Monday. "That number constituted almost 95 percent of the number of gunmen still active in Algeria," Abdel Razzak Ismail, chief of the National Committee for Amnesty said, adding the gunmen are waiting for a signal from the authorities to leave their hideouts in the rugged mountains and return to civilian life. The gunmen, who are located in five provinces, said they are not linked to al-Qaida network, Ismail said.