President Edgar Lungu has pardoned and released 177 prisoners in commemoration of the Africa Freedom Day being celebrated today.
The President has also commuted sentences of 54 Prisoners who were serving death sentences to life imprisonment while 41 inmates initially sentenced to life imprisonment have their sentences reduced to 25 years.
President Lungu has pardoned and released prisoners in exercise of powers vested in him under article 59 of the constitution of Zambia which empowers the Head of State to exercise prerogative of mercy.The released prisoners were picked from various prisons across the country which included Mukobeko Maximum Prison.
This is the first time in the history of Zambia to have some inmates from Mukobeko Maximum Prison considered for release during the commemoration of Africa Freedom Day.
Ministry of Home Affairs said it is confident that the released inmates have been adequately rehabilitated and would become responsible and reproductive members of the society.
Responsible and productive members of society. Not reproductive members of society.
May God bless our country and all its people
Where are the names, want to see if those Lozi political prisoners are pardoned. The lidangandambos, whatever those Sesheke innocent freedom fighters call themselves.
You might want to know that one of the prisoners whose sentence has been reduced is Jenero Kamene.
His sentence has been reduced from 18 years to 17 years representing 5.5% of the reduction.
5%?? Kikiki… same as PF inflation this year
It would have been nice to know the names of the people pardoned. But I’m happy for the people who were on the death penalty now serving life sentences. I personally am against the death penalty
Ba Jason… balimipayapo imwe? If he pardoned some of sentenced to death by PF judges for witchcraft, yes maybe deserves a life.
How I wish all these jerabos can be incorporated in the ZNS and be made to participate in the production of food and services and earn themselves something for a living to give them a starter otherwise they ‘ll turn back to their old lives.
Don’t try to gain political mileage out of people’s misfortune.Some of these people committed crimes which have destroyed other people’s lives.Each case must be handled with discretion.
Are they just being pardoned just because it is African freedom day or they have reformed?
Watch what will happen in the next coming weeks as there will be an upswing in crime statistics.
WHAT IS THE MOTIVE BEHIND? DOESN’T THE GESTURE HAVE SOME SELFISH INTENTS? JUST ASKING.
I second the motion that there join zns , coz our system has no job allowence . Which makes those guys vonareble to commit offence in trying to make a leaving.
Again kanene being hit rock bottom! Can this man get pardoned for Christ’s sake!oh,wait a minute…Releasing thugz from mukobeko? Hey! Freeing killers/murder master minds? Come on,all in the name of having being rehabbed? Edgar please…lol
I hope gk has been pardoned
GK is a vendetta case and politically inclined from the start. The girl already had an almost two years child and was already sexually active. To make matters worse he never even slept with her although he touched her.His sentence is diabolical given the circumstances
Why didn’t GK tell the court about all that?
@Nostradamus nga balijipayapo I wouldn’t be commenting here. It’s what I believe in. I think no man, judge, jury or state has the right to take a life