
According to their Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe,he said yesterday tuesday that Democratic Republic of Congo will release 2,000 prisoners this month in a move to bring calm the political tension with the upcoming elections and to reduce overcrowding in the jails.The Justice Minister gave the number of the level offenders to be released as 1200,the prisoners who would have served one quarter of their sentences,received approval from the prison director and prosecutor general will be freed this month.The remaining number of 800 prisoners will be those that were pardoned by President Kabila last week.The President announced that prisoners over the age of 70 years detained for crimes that were not serious should be released.He added that the members of the separatist religious movement also be released from prison.DR Congo's jails hold around 20,000 prisoners,a number that is way past its capacity according to the United Nations.One more photo below.
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