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*Mnangagwa Approves Prisoner Amnesty Request* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?dy President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved amnesty on prisoners serving lighter sentences or who have served over one-third of their sentences. The move follows a request by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) who are keen on decongesting the correctional facilities for controlling the spread of the coronavirus. ---------- Latest itel A06 on Pindula: 32GB storage, 4GB RAM $69 USD WhatsApp: +263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 ---------- Speaking during an interview yesterday on the sidelines of his tour of Beitbridge Prison, ZPCS Commissioner-General Moses Chihobvu said: His Excellency, the President has today signed our request to offer amnesty to some prisoners. > What is only left is to gazette the new order so that we may be able to release those who qualify. > … I don’t have the statistics offhand, but we are hopeful that the amnesty will help a great deal in decongesting crowded correctional facilities. > At the same time, I want to urge those that will benefit from the clemency to take this as a second chance for them to lead a better life. Inmates in the country are graded into four classes, A-D and those in Class D are the ones serving long-term sentences ranging from seven years and above, including those who would have committed serious crimes some of which include murder, armed robbery, fraud, or rape, among others. *More: Chronicle* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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