This is indicated by Federal Attorney General, which stated on its social media page that it is set to release additional 1,558 prisoners. The latest decision will increase the total number of prisoners Ethiopia pardoned after the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic to about 5,600. In a related development, Benishangul Gumz Region of Ethiopia has also announced yesterday that it has decided to pardon and release about 1,000 prisoners from three prisons. The decision is made to avoid overcrowding in prisons and avoid vulnerability of prisoners to COVID-19 pandemic. Italy leads the world losing about 14,700 lives followed by Spain, which lost 11,200 lives so far.

Source: News Business Ethiopia April 04, 2020 09:56 UTC