Zambian leader pardons 130 inmates to mark Christmas commemoration
LUSAKA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday pardoned 130 inmates as part of the commemoration of this year's Christmas Day which falls on December 25.
Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo said the pardoning of the inmates was in line with the powers vested on the president in the constitution.
He said during a press briefing streamlined on Facebook that among those pardoned included 113 male inmates and 17 females.