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    "id": 1082829,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir East, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rashid Kassim",
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        "legal_name": "Rashid Kassim Amin",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Article 133 of the Constitution provides that the President may exercise the power of mercy to pardon any convicted persons by granting a free or conditional pardon to a person convicted of an offence, substituting a less severe form of punishment. Any person may petition the President through the Advisory Committee on Powers of Mercy seeking for pardon of a convicted person on various grounds as stipulated in the Power of Mercy Act of 2011. A Petition on behalf of Mr. Hassan Gedi Abdi Ali, ID Number 22534307 was submitted to the President, through the Advisory Committee on the Powers of Mercy, in August 2016 seeking that the President exercises the power of mercy and grants a relief to him on grounds of mental health among others as recommended by the psychiatrist for his release. Hon. Speaker, it is on this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the following: (i) Could the Chairperson provide a report on the number of convicted offenders who have been granted pardon and those whose requests have been rejected as provided for in Article 133 of the Constitution and Powers of Mercy Act in the last five years, and when this was done? (ii) What is the status of all petitions lodged with the President, through the Advisory Committee on Powers of Mercy, for purposes of granting pardon as provided for in Article 133 of the Constitution and the Powers of Mercy Act, 2011? (iii) Could the Chairperson provide information regarding a Petition lodged in August 2016 on behalf of Mr. Hassan Gedi Abdi Ali, Identification No.22534307 as provided in Article 133 of the Constitution? (iv) Could the Chairperson explain the challenges that the Advisory Committee on Powers of Mercy is facing in executing its mandate including updating the House through the submission of annual performance reports as provided in Section 29 of the Act? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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