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*Tanzanian President Magufuli announced over the weekend that he granted pardons to child rapists, singer Nguza Viking, known as Babu Seya, and his son Johnson Nguza, known as Papii Kocha.
The duo was convicted of raping 10 primary schoolgirls and were sentenced to life in prison but Magufuli freed them after serving only 13 years. Viking and his son were ordered released immediately for good behavior. An additional 6,329 other inmates will reportedly have their sentences reduced, Magufuli said.
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The announcement came during the 56th independence anniversary, and while the crowd allegedly cheered at the news, children’s rights activists are outraged, reports the Daily Mail.
As noted by Vibe.com, Nuguza and his son were arrested in October 2003, on 10 counts of rape and 11 counts of sodomy for the gang rape of girls between the ages of six and eight years old who attended the Mashujaa Primary School in Dar es Salam.
The men pleaded not guilty to the charges and were convicted in 2003. Kate McAlpine, director of Community for Children Rights, was “horrified but unsurprised” by Magufuli’s decision to release them, stating that the decision shows a “lack of understanding about violence against children,” she said according to the BBC.
McAlpine also pointed out that in Tanzania, it’s “extremely rare for child rape cases” to be prosecuted.
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