Zimbabwe authorities began releasing some four thousand detainees as part of an effort to relieve prison overcrowding yesterday. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said last month the government would grant amnesty to prisoners who had shown “significant progress in their rehabilitation.” The initiative came amid anti-government sentiment over a plan to extend the president’s term until 2030.
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Zimbabwe authorities began releasing some four thousand detainees as part of an effort to relieve prison overcrowding yesterday. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi said last month the government would grant amnesty to prisoners who had shown “significant progress in their rehabilitation.” The initiative came amid anti-government sentiment over a plan to extend the president’s term until 2030.