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975 Prisoners Pardoned
President Michael Sata has pardoned 975 inmates to mark Zambia’s Independence Golden Jubilee today.
This is in exercising the powers vested in him by Article 59 of the Constitution of Zambia which empowers the Republican President to exercise prerogative of mercy.
Home Affairs Minister Ngosa Simbyakula said in a statement yesterday that this was the second largest number of inmates released on Presidential amnesty in the history of Zambia after more than 2,318 were released in 2012.
“The conditions in the prisons have always been a concern of the Patriotic Front (PF) Government, and this move is in line with the Patriotic Front manifesto of turning the prisons into correctional facilities,” Dr Simbyakula said.
“Therefore, my appeal to the community is not to discriminate but to accept and embrace ex-inmates. This will help them reintegrate well in society, and in turn reduce re-offending,” he said.
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kay
October 24, 2014 at 5:09 pm
is kanene out ?
Chichi
October 24, 2014 at 6:22 pm
Nag be mpombo epobali
Ba game
October 24, 2014 at 9:09 pm
i hope bafikala tabeshile mukupwilikisha efyo bashileko, aba bantu ndabatina sana coz they’r lyk ebola ni 3 weeks umushi baonaula, nefilala ama 18yrs tatombapo bamutombafye kanshi nomba utukashana balapwisha bafikala.
*ShakingMyHead*
October 24, 2014 at 11:04 pm
Yaba Ifipondo fyafuma…. mamamamamama!!!
Judge Joe Bidden
October 25, 2014 at 8:18 am
Mwapya baisa. .. banamayo lock up your virgin daughters and guys more burglar bars on doors and windows
Chief Of Grief
October 25, 2014 at 10:38 am
Nice move my cobra coz everyone deserves a second chance!!Hope tamwakalatuteka infiiineh? mu komboni tefyo.Ba mudala my cobra,pliz have kanene out..
Judge Joe Bidden
October 25, 2014 at 11:49 am
Yeah Kanene proved to be remorseful so kuti bamufunyafye