Carpet reads: Remissions

Man: It’s not favouritism, or is it favouritism, or favouring the rich, or good conduct?

Anti-corruption activists have slammed the government after it announced holiday sentence reductions for 27 graft convicts, a move that appears to fly in the face of a presidential moratorium issued last year on sentence reductions for corruption and terrorism convicts following widespread public criticism over the early release of wealthy or politically connected individuals.