At least 16 Zimbabwean prisoners have reportedly escaped the hangman, after President Emmerson Mnangagwa commuted their death sentences to life in jail.
According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services said Mnangagwa had "saved" the lives of 16 inmates who were on death row, after he had "forgiven" at least 3 000 prisoners last week.
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