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Angolan president pardons predecessor's son jailed for graft
A presidential decree posted on Facebook on Wednesday cited "good behaviour" and the "absence of social danger" in granting freedom to the convicts.
Jose Filomeno dos Santos (L), the son of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, appears in the high court on corruption charges in Luanda, on December 9, 2019. (AFP/Files)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Angolan President Joao Lourenco has pardoned some 50 prisoners, including the son of his predecessor Jose Eduardo dos Santos who was serving a five-year jail term for embezzlement.
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