President Mahama Grants Amnesty to 998 Prisoners
Former President John Mahama has granted amnesty to 998 prisoners out of 1,014 recommended by the Prisons Service Council.
The decision according to a press statement signed by Head of Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye on Monday, was made in accordance with Article 72(1) of the 1992 Constitution.
The beneficiaries include 787 first-time offenders, 87 prisoners with death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, 51 life sentences commuted to 20 years definite term, 33 seriously ill prisoners, 36 prisoners over 70 years old, and 2 nursing mothers.
According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Government Communications Minister and Presidential Spokesperson, the amnesty aims to offer deserving inmates a second chance at life.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Jacob Agyenim Boateng
