Samia grants pardons and sentence reductions to 1,036 prisoners

 President Samia Suluhu Hassan

By  Jacob Mosenda

Senior Journalist with The Citizen

Mwananchi Communications Limitted

What you need to know:

  • The annual presidential pardon is traditionally issued on December 9. Under Article 45(1)(a)-(d) of the Constitution of Tanzania, the Head of State is vested with the authority to pardon prisoners.

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