The inmates, whose sentences have been commuted, include 379 males and 11 females.
This is pursuant to article 97 of the Constitution of Zambia, which provides for Presidential pardon and substitution of severe punishments imposed on convicted persons.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Jack Mwiimbu.
On December 23, 2022, President Hichilema assented into law the penal code (amendment) bill NO.25 of 2022 which abolished the imposition of death penalty.
By Tito Kalama