Jubbaland president to pardon tens prisoners in Central jail, in Kismayo

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The President of Interim jubba Administration said that his administration will pardon tens of inmates while marking the beginning of Ramadhan in Mogadishu.

The inmates who are serving jail terms in the Central prison in Kismayo ranging from three months to five years for various offences including civil misconduct.

The prisoners’ release comes as part of president’s keenness to give inmates an opportunity to start a new life and bring about stability to their families.

President  said immediately the inmates are released, they should make use this opportunity to rehabilitate themselves and avoid engaging in anything which would amount to violation of the law.

The rationale of pardon is to provide strong motive to other prisoners to rehabilitate and reform so as to be pardoned in the future.

Kismayo has highly overcrowded prisons with poor facilities, which always alarms human rights activists.