For those above 60 years of age, the minimum sentence was reduced from seven to five years. There were touching moments when old men and ‘reformed’ convicts joined their relatives; there were also stories about those unwanted by their kin. An old man who killed his abusive son, a youngster who murdered his philandering lover, a painter who came out as radical as he ever was, their tales were touching. But amidst the controversy, the whole premature release issue was coloured by charges of favouritism and populism.
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