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Tanzanian president pardons popular musicians who raped 10 schoolgirls

President John Magufuli
  • Tanzanian president John Magufuli has pardoned two musicians who raped 10 schoolgirls
  • The rhumba musicians had served 13 years after being convicted of raping 10 girls
  • They were among more than 1,000 prisoners freed by Magufuli on Saturday

Two popular singers serving life sentences after being found guilty of raping primary school children have walked free from a Tanzanian prison.

This is after they received a presidential pardon.

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