SPY
- 2
SENTENCES REDUCED AND GOVERNOR GRANTED THE REMISSIONS RECOMMENDED
BY THE BOARD STOP TWO FURTHER YOUNG PRISONERS BOTH WOMEN HAVE
ALSO HAD THEIR SENTENCES REDUCED BY GOVERNOR TODAY
ON AYE RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD MADE IN THE COURSE
OF A PERIODIC REVIEW PARA RECENTLY AYE NUMBER OF ITEMS
OF EMERGENCY LEGISLATION HAVE
BEEN WITHDRAWN AND THERE ARE AYE NUMBER OF LONGTERM PRISONERS
SERVING PRISON SENTENCES FOR OFFENCES WHICH TOOK PLACE UNDER
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION WHILE IT WAS IN FORCE STOP IN
THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGED CONDITIONS GOVERNOR
HAS THEREFORE DIRECTED BOARD OF REVIEW TO EXAMINE RECORDS OF ALL
PRISONERS CURRENTLY SERVING FOUR YEARS OR MORE IN PRISON FOR OFFENCS
CONNECTED WITH NINETEEN SIXTYSEVEN DISTURBANCES TO SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN INDIVIDUAL CASES WHICH MIGHT
JUSTIFY AYE REMISSION OF SENTENCE PARA SUCH AYE REVIEW
DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT PEOPLE SENTENCED UNDER EMERGENCY
LAWS WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE THEIR
SENTENCES REDUCED SINCE MANY OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS THE
PARTICULAR TYPE OF OFFENCE INVOLVED COMMA THE CONDUCT
OF THE PRISONER AND POSSIBLY OTHER CRIMES OF WHICH HE
WAS FOUND QUILTY AND SENTENCED AT THE SAME TIME HAVE TO BE
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ENDS INFORMS
British Information Services
FCO/WH DISTRIBUTION:
&&&&
HONG KONG DEPT
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.