Authorities keep pardoned details secret

Authorities keep pardoned details secret

Malawi Prison Service has put under wraps details of the 21 inmates that President Lazarus Chakwera pardoned as part of this year’s Easter celebrations. In an interview yesterday, Malawi Prisons national spokesperson Steve Meke declined to provide details of those pardoned, including the sentences they were serving citing security and privacy. Prisoners scramble for food rations at Blantyre Prison. | Nation But he said those pardoned satisfied …

Lazarus Chakwera pardons inmates in Easter celebrations

Malawi: Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the President of the Republic of Malawi, has released twenty-one (21) prisoners across Malawi. The release of the prisoners was a part of the Easter celebrations for the year 2025 on 19 April. Secretary for the Ministry of Homeland Security, W.S. Kayuni has shared that the release ceremony for the inmates was a part of the administration’s effort to spread easter cheer. The President of the Republic of Mala…