Prisoners are offering to share an addional two years in jail among themselves so that a sick inmate could be given pardon.

In a statement, the Xarabank team have appealed for compassion and solidarity to be shown with 63-year-old prisoner Salvu Gauci, who has terminal cancer, for the man to be pardoned.

Mr Gauci has already served 18 of his 20 years in prison and doctors are not giving him more than a few weeks to live. This week, he received the last rites.

The Xarabank team said that in solidarity with Mr Gauci, the other prisoners at the facility offered to serve the remainder of his time between themselves.

This was a sign of solidarity which society should learn from, the team said.

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