President
Adama Barrow has pardoned at least 174 inmates on Saturday on the occasion of
the commemoration of the country’s 52nd independence anniversary.
President
Barrow also promised Gambians that those who were detained without trial would
be released, and cases of those that disappeared without trace would be
investigated
The
pardoning of prisoners will set the stage toward reform of the prison system, a
key concern for development partners and right campaigners.
Yahya
Jammeh had in the past pardoned hundreds of prisoners.
The
pardoning of the prisoners would be well received by Gambians after the
Minister of the Interior, Mai Fatty, visited Mile 2 Prison.
Barrow
is working on restoring the country’s international repute, which has been
defaced by human rights abuses under former President Jammeh’s rule.