the Criminal division of the Supreme Court of Justice reviewed the cases of all prisoners

the Criminal division of the Supreme Court of Justice reviewed the cases of all prisoners under sentence of death in the country and commuted to 50 years of imprisonment the death sentences of 53 prisoners. One person was left on death row. The President of the Criminal division explained that the decision was taken as the convicted prisoners had not been given the possibility of an adequate defence and therefore due process safeguards had been violated.